Surprisingly, my impressions of the Candidates as it relates to Darfur were not dissimilar.
Pastor Warren asked both candidates if they felt there was evil in the world and should they confront it, negotiate with it or attempt to abolish it.
Sen. Obama answered thoughtfully agreeing that Darfur and Rawanda were in fact a Genocide. He did not elaborate on what immediate steps he would take to resolve the crisis in Darfur. His overall view as I understood it was that negotiation would be his first approach; with the help of the "International Community". This has been tried and has not worked so far.
McCain took a stronger tone but his answer was as diffuse as Obama's.When pushed about the UN he said there are times when you do not wait for the UN to take action; but I suspect this had more to do with Iraq than with Darfur.
He said what was going on in Darfur "must be stopped" but he did not elaborate on what, if elected, he would do.
Here we are again, everyone knows what is happening in Darfur is wrong, yet no one is willing to commit their language in the form of a plan of action. It's baffling. You either have a plan or you don't. You are either willing or you are not.
A better question to the candidates would have been "What specifically would you do to help bring an end to the genocide in Darfur".
We already know there is much evil in the world.
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