Two stalwart Dem lawyer Senators on the "front lines" this time on Sudan. IHT:
Feingold said he understood the need for diplomatic compromise, but said the resolution has been "unacceptably weakened." He said that under the resolution, the Sudanese government would evade its requirements without consequences.
"Should that happen, the toll of the genocide in Darfur will continue to mount, in lives lost and persons displaced and fundamental human values that the international community has failed to uphold," he said.
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin said he has spoken with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as ambassadors from nations on the Security Council about the need for a strong resolution.
"It's the first time I've ever picked up the phone to call ambassadors from other countries about a vote in the United Nations Security Council, but I think it's that important," he said.
"Today's action by the U.N. is a start, but it is only a start," Durbin said. "There is more to be done, and it needs to be done now."
"It" does, does it?
Bang your little drum Dick Durbin.
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