Monday Morning Quarterbacks

I notice that no one is rushing into Sudan to end the genocide that's going on right now at Darfur. The situation in Darfur is well known, documented and in need of correction.

I see that no one was willing to go into Iraq to end the reign of the genocidal Saddam Hussein. The man tested his biological and chemical weapons on an ethnic minority in his own country. The sickening pictures of entire villages full of dead Kurds have been widely available for years.

I see that no one was willing to go into Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Herzegovina) to end the genocide. I see that no one was willing to go into Rwanda to end the genocide.

What I mean is... no one was willing to go into these nightmares and end the killing UNTIL the United States committed to it. The UN can rant and rave in the building we gave them in NY but they can't wipe their noses without the United States paying for it and providing the soldiers, the jets, the tanks and guns to make it happen. The fact is, they can't even pass a resolution (a worthless document) against the slaughter in Darfur.

The UN is ineffective and frankly, should have been disbanded years ago. The nations that are party to the Geneva Conventions are unwilling to fulfill their commitments to intervene in genocide.

Certainly, some countries contribute when the US is going into one of these places. Some send soldiers, some send money, some send equipment but none of this happens until the US makes it happen. The primary power of the UN is the US. The primary loss of life happens to American troops. The largest expense is paid by the US. The bulk of the work is done by Americans. It would not happen without the United States pushing it.

So, armchair quarterbacks and backseat drivers... shut up. If you don't even have the guts to push the issues and commit YOUR resources to save innocent lives, don't gripe about the methods we use or the results we get. The sports metaphor goes like this: It's not your game. You can't throw the ball. You can't catch the ball. You can't run the ball. You can't score. You can't tackle. You can't even wear the pads and the helmet. Go back to your recliner and shut up. The men are on the field doing what has to be done.