U.N. Warns of Escalation, World Yawns on Cue
CBS News reports the U.N. is wringing its hands over a "terrible escalation" in Sudan's civil war, focused on the RSF's push into El-Fasher and the plight of civilians. A truly tragic situation, no doubt. What the mainstream narrative conveniently overlooks is the long, documented history of Western powers, including the U.S., engaging with, funding, and sometimes equipping various factions in the
region, creating the very instability they now 'warn' about. Remember the cozy relationship the US had with former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's government for years, post-Darfur genocide, only to suddenly disown it? This isn't a new script; it’s the standard international relations bingo card. We arm proxies, destabilize regions, then express grave concern when the chaos we helped engineer
inevitably escalates. One might wonder if the 'warning' is less about genuine concern for Sudanese lives and more about managing blowback from policies designed to secure economic interests, particularly oil, resources, and geopolitical influence. How many 'escalations' does it take for the West to acknowledge its own role in these tragic sagas?