Tears of Darfur

Democrats are making a big push to save people in Darfur, Sudan, who have been starved and are now being slaughtered by their government.

They are pushing people to send postcards to President Bush and planning a big rally in DC Sunday and in Chicago on Monday. Lynn Sweet here.

While this is an admirable cause, I can't help but think a little quiet diplomacy and some troops on the ground would be more effective.

In fact, President Bush has been working as effectively as he could for some time, putting US pressure on the government of Sudan and trying to herd the UN gaggle of dictators to agree to do something useful there.

And I do hold Democrats responsible for delaying any effective response to the crisis, by their total abdication of responsibility on Iraq. I wrote about it when Jan Schakowsky and Nancy Pelosi got back from their trip to Sudan. Now they're teaming up with Sen. Obama and George Clooney. It seems a continuation of the posturing, useless Clinton photo-op approach to foreign policy.

Meanwhile, children cried, people died. Feel that pain.