Political+Impact+-+Darfur+-+F08+-+4

=POLITICAL IMPACT =

**"Fix the politics first and the peacekeeping will follow. It’s not a distant hope: the political differences are small."**

__**What's Going On...?**__ Currently, Darfur's government is almost non existent. Rebel groups all over the country are fighting the government for better treatment, and the government is responding with genocide. So who's in control? There is no way for the government to enforce law. The rebel groups will do what they please, just as the government does. "

__**What Are They Doing About It...?**__ Nothing. As the British Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) states, "both groups have similar demands (an end to the region's chronic economic and political marginalisation; and protection for their communities against attacks by armed nomadic groups). However ,the government's killing of innocent people using their "Janjaweed fighters" (who have complete immunity from any crimes they commit) is not doing anything to help their country. In fact, its making it worse. The people of Sudan have strong dislike for their government, as they are the ones who put them in this situation in the first place.


 * MLA Citations**

Alex, de Waal. (30 Nov. 2006): N. pag. 23 Sept. 2008 .

“Understanding Sudan.” (n.d.): N. pag. PBS. 22 Sept. 2008 .