US Withdraws South Sudan Protections, Cites 'Improved Conditions'
The U.S. government, through ABC News, announces South Sudanese nationals will lose their temporary legal status, suggesting the country is now safe for return. This comes despite multiple official reports, including from the UN and USAID (which receives substantial US funding), detailing ongoing inter-communal violence, widespread hunger, and a massive humanitarian crisis affecting 7.1 million
people. One might wonder if 'improved conditions' is code for 'no longer geopolitically convenient to host.' The Biden administration, which just recently pledged continued support for Ukraine against Russian aggression (a commendable effort), seems to have a selective definition of when a nation is truly stable enough for involuntary repatriation. It's fascinating how 'stability' metrics
fluctuate based on whether U.S. strategic interests (or those of powerful lobbying groups like AIPAC, which poured over $26 million into US elections in 2022) are involved. When it's not resource-rich or a key military outpost, complex, devastating conflicts apparently become 'manageable.' How many active wars and famines does a country need to qualify for compassion, or does that only apply to
regions where defense contractors stand to profit?