Now it’s the Sudan which has exploded:
Fighting has erupted across Khartoum and at other sites in Sudan in a battle between two powerful rival military factions, engulfing the capital Khartoum in warfare for the first time and raising the risk of a nationwide civil conflict. The fighting between forces loyal to two top generals has put the nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders. Both sides have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions. It’s a recipe for the kind of prolonged conflict that has devastated other countries in the Middle East and Africa, from Lebanon and Syria to Libya and Ethiopia. The fighting, which began as Sudan attempted to transition to democracy, already has killed hundreds of people and left millions trapped in urban areas, sheltering from gunfire, explosions and looters.
Even better:
Sudan borders five additional countries: Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, Eritrea and South Sudan, which seceded in 2011 and took 75% of Khartoum’s oil resources with it. Nearly all are mired in their own internal conflicts, with various rebel groups operating along the porous borders.
In other words, same ol’ Africa. Here’s a map, for a little perspective:
Most notably, every single African country on this map can most charitably described as a “shithole”.
Anyway…
Forgive me if I don’t give a shit, about any of them.
I am quite frankly very surprised that the idiots running the Biden admin (since we all know he can’t run an ice cream cart) aren’t using this as an opportunity to start yet another foreign entanglement. So far the dot.gov official statement is that any Americans over there should have already evac’ed and we ain’t sending in the Marines to get any stragglers. But I’m sure sooner or later someone will find a way to not let this crisis go to waste.
Considering that the vast majority of people ( including most of the current administration ) couldn’t find Sudan on a map, let alone find a reason that they might be interested in why that particular sand pit might be important, I’d be very surprised if there is much interest in which corrupt general is in charge this month.
Even our local media, who stumbled across some dim white volunteer school teacher who was caught in the middle of this and has parents here in the Boston area is not generating alot of local interest.
“Most notably, every single African country on this map can most charitably described as a “shithole””
Isn’t that pretty much ALL of Africa anymore? I know its our fault because raysizm & coloneeelizm.
And now we have the WHO says bad guys have captured a BioLab. Oops sorry , have captured a Public Health Laboratory in Sudan. Who for some reason has really bad things being stored there.
Ever wonder why since the media never will, why we have all these Bio Labs hidden in shithole countries around the world?
I don’t know, but they should call the DoT guys who handled East Palestine, and have them come in a burn the place to the ground.
But that would be the sensible thing to do, and while Trump did not have a specific policy about Biolabs in general and the Sudans in particular, Biden’s Basement Cabinet suspects that burning the place to the ground is what Trump would do, so they cannot do that themselves.
pass the popcorn.
JQ
May I recommend Alan King’s routine on the Middle East mess? It’s usually available on YouTube.
I imagine it could be adjusted to the above map pretty easily.
so why is colonialism so bad again?
JQ
On your mêp why is the capital of every other nation marked with a pentagram, and Jerusalem only gets a bullet point? Oh I get it shitholes get the star.