US Congress Discovers Genocides Exist, Eventually
While Al Jazeera details the tightening siege and mass displacement in Darfur, marking it as 'one of Sudan’s worst humanitarian crises,' the narrative conveniently sidesteps a crucial element: how crises like these are often nurtured by global indifference and selective outrage. The Biden administration, for instance, finds its moral compass suddenly functional when it comes to condemning certain
humanitarian disasters, yet remains notoriously silent or actively complicit when close allies are the perpetrators. One might wonder if the civilian lives in Sudan are simply less 'strategic' than others. This isn't a new development, of course. For decades, the US has maintained a peculiar habit of 'discovering' genocides only after they've reached industrial scale, often after ignoring early
warnings or even supporting the regimes involved. The same Congress that swiftly approves billions in military aid for one conflict (HR 815, 2023 for Israel, for example, passed with bipartisan cheerleading) will likely offer 'thoughts and prayers' for Sudan, perhaps authorizing a special envoy after the fact. How many times must history repeat itself before the pattern becomes clear?