Clooney -- Obama Will Appoint Envoy to Darfur

It's great to know that people are aware and taking action. This makes me very happy because I'm convinced that it'll all be over soon. Though you cant bring the 300,000 people who were killed back to life, atleast the lives of innocent people will no longer be taken and people will be able to live in peace. Ofcourse we're in a recession but it wont hurt to help prosecute those responsible for the genocides in Darfur..Dont be so self centered!!..Anywho Im glad that we have people like George Clooney in this world. JEEZE!!

I thank George for his concern for Darfur and bringing Africa into focus. Africa is important now and of much more growing importance to America. My friends we are close to the day of the final conquest. The rest have time spent.

All of these celebrities push aid to these third world nations down our throats...what about aid to the people in your own country?

Hey Clooney..you can't even stick with one girlfriend.
Take care yourself, will you!

Why does George believe it is America's job to solve the problem in Darfur? Isn't this one of the reasons the UN was created? Why doesn't he ask them and Africa to solve the African problem? I don't want anymore tax money spent or our troops sent in to solve an African problem. Africa is a continent and should use their own resources to fix their problem.

there is a genocide happening (for years now)in Darfur (Sudan). we keep hearing "never again" and "genocide won't happen on our watch." are we a nation of hypocrites? people are being exterminated while people make jokes about who visited the white house. anything that will bring the public's attention to this genocide is a miracle. people worrying about the economy and 401k when people are being slaughtered, raped, tortured, mutilated, starves, villages burnt. does America care?

I agree with "Mad".
Chinese policy and support towards Sudan regarding oil developments is critical factor.

It also affects of course its votes at UN on the trial of Sudan's president for genocide in International Court.

But does Hillary saying human rights is not important in Chinese helpful or not?

Maybe its just inside China we will ignore, so that China will favor us in Darfur and perhaps Myanmar and Zimbabwe.

Though that's slim "hope" for a "change"

So glad to hear that George Clooney is running our foreign policy. I wonder what branch of our government Scarlett Johansen is running, considering that she and Obama are phone pals. Will Sean Penn be named ambassador to all South American, left wing dictatorships as well?

George, stick to acting and stay on script in Hollywood, hang with your do gooder friends Brangelina. The US needs that 900 million dollars here at home not in Darfur or any other foreign cesspool. We've all been bitching and moaning about Bush's decision to invade Iraq, now Obama is getting us into a lose lose situation in Afghanistan, Darfur won't be far behind. No $ or US troops belong there. Wise up people, the four horsemen are approaching.

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— Fact Sheet distributed by the Obama campaign during the 2008 campaign:

"Press China to Live Up to Human Rights Standards: From Tibet to cracking down on democracy and religious freedom activists, China has failed to live up to international standards of human rights. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe the United States has to be frank with the Chinese about such failings and will press them to respect human rights."
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The rhetoric of the campaign is not the reality of White House policy.

George Clooney should be prepared for disappointment.

i remember when the Taliban was controlling Afghanistan and there was outcry about the abuse the women suffered there. back then that was our "Darfur".

it is easy to cry out against inhumane treatment, but when we go in and do something we also get crucified for doing so. how can we go in and help Darfur if President Obama wants to cut defense spending? that person is going to need military protection when going into Darfur.

this also shows the lack of response and action from the UN on this issues.
that was why Bush was frustrated with the UN, because they had proven themselves to be ineffective when it comes to resolving global problems (Afghanistan, darfur, Iran, aids in Africa, and so on...)

I seriously doubt that many people, other than blacks and celebrities, give a damn what happens in Darfur,or anywhere in Africa.

Their suffering was/is brought upon them by their worst enemy - themselves. This is not a catastrophe like a fire, earthquake, tsunami, etc.,but war, disease, breeding like rabbits, and ignorance.

Worse, it is ongoing on a quarterly basis demanding more and more of the world's time, money and expertise and then,they kill the caregivers and tell everyone to "go home".

No thanks George, not me or my tax dollars !

I feel badly for the peoples of all countries, but our own is going to hell now, and we need to worry about it for a change. If George and his Hollywood buddies care so much about Darfur, then they should put their money where their mouths are and start paying to feed and clothe them themselves. We don't need to send an envoy there or anywhere else right now, or we're just going to get in another mess like Iraq. George et.al., worry about Americans for a change. We have lots of starving and hungry right here at home that no one in Hollywood seems to care about.

We have enough problems without having to import them from Africa.

It's about time O did something right! This has been too long in coming, the people in Darfur have suffered way to long. Lets just hope he appoints someone who really cares.

Nobody wants to see any human suffers, but we got enough problems in our personal lives. Mr Clooney has no financial problems, maybe he will solve the problems.

Ken said: [[It's sad when an actor has to point out the obvious. We are in a heap of trouble]]

It's sadder when an actor is directly foreign policy for a country. Obama is so o'dazzled by celebrity that he thinks celebrity means experience and knowledge. (And Clooney actually probably has a great deal of that -- he's been involved for years.) But really -- I bet there is some policy wonk involved with the Darfur group that George should have taken with him.

To have entertainers set the foreign policy agenda is ludicrous.

If poverty could be solved by throwing money at it were true, don't you think we in the United States would have eliminated poverty by now-if the largest economy in the world can't solve poverty-who can??

I know to liberals this doesn't "feel" right, but it's the truth. The real reason that America's poor live in relative comfort is because they enjoy the benefits of trickle down economics.
They are the envy of the world's poor, truly.