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Originally posted by Morgeruat:
true enough, redrawing the borders of ancient tribal nations to suit themselves is a large part of the problem, minority tribes that were placed in power by the British, French, Dutch, etc because they supported Europe couldn't hold on after the European powers left, and the vacuum caused a significant part of the civil warfare. Jump ahead 60-100 years, add in arms trafficking, religion, corruption, etc and we've got a kettle that we can't put the lid on and no simple solution. (sending aid isn't really a solution as the warlords routinely confiscate the food/clothing/etc and distribute it only to their people. Trying to control where the aid goes resulted in the events covered by Blackhawk Down which was later made into a mostly accurate movie.
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We can't just abandon the countries to their fate though. Call me an idealist but however much aid gets diverted and however difficult it is to ensure it reaches the right people, we still have a duty to try. Sinicism and resignation can cost millions of lives.
BTW that film is pretty damn good, real eye opener.