Genocide? Always Tragic. Unless It's 'Strategic Engagement.'
While Myanmar's ruling generals parade in front of the International Court of Justice, one might recall similar accusations leveled, say, against the Israeli government by South Africa. The same ICJ, which earlier this year ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, was met with defiance from Prime Minister Netanyahu and lukewarm enforcement calls from the very Western powers now
championing justice for the Rohingya. It appears whether a nation faces genuine accountability for alleged genocide often depends less on the horror of the acts themselves, and more on its geopolitical alliances and whether it receives billions in US military aid. The consistency is truly breathtaking (if you ignore the blatant hypocrisy). One might wonder if the Rohingya's plight would garner
more robust, actionable intervention if they, too, had a well-funded lobby in Washington.