Congress can help the Sudanese by Lifting Sanctions not by Encouraging

And it is upon their fabrications and sensationalized testimonies that the
utterly defunct policy towards Sudan is perpetuated.
It is an established fact that the perpetrators of the atrocities in Darfur are the
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and two factions of the Sudan
Liberation Movement (SLM), groups that reflexively reject peace initiatives
proposed by the international community, regional actors and even the
government. Members of the U.S. congress are fully cognizant of this fact
and are well acquainted with the defiant posture of the rebels that has
frustrated all the peace efforts in Darfur. And in both Blue Nile and South
Kordufan, it is the SPLM-N, the fully-armed militia group of the Sudan
People's Liberation Movement in the South that has been the cause of the
people's displacement and suffering in those two regions. The Sudan Armed
Forces (SAF) only took action after the killing of civilians became rampant.
And in its mission to purge this element from the midst of the innocent
citizens, it has keenly observed the highest standards of conduct contrary to
the assertions of the letter.
The U.S. Congress must adhere to facts if it chooses to engage in the affairs
of Sudan. It should also move away from the inciting rhetoric of
"marginalization" and catchphrases like "peripheries vs. center" which is the
exaggerated language used by the rebels to justify their atrocities, and an
impediment to the genuine efforts alined at addressing an issue that predates
even the current Government. Fairness must also prevail, for it is absurdly
irrational to expect peace when only a single stakeholder is held
accountable. This letter addressed to President Obama is further proof of
this. If members of this "Sudan Congressional Caucus" are sincere in
helping the people of Sudan, they must not only hold the true culprits
accountable, they should also call for the lifting of sanctions that have long
punished the average citizen.

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