Regarding the UN: That's great that they are involved, they should be. However if they garnered a peace treaty, and that peace treaty is not working, they need to try something else.

And who says the US isn't assisting the UN here? UN forces have a lot of American servicemen and women in them. We're providing monetary aid. If $65,000,000.00 isn't enough, let's ask some other countries to match it. How much has Canada given? Italy? Poland? The fact is the United States gives more money to these kinds of situations than any other country on the planet bar none, and people have the audaciety to say it isn't enough? I find that sickening. We've given well over a billion to the tsunami relief effort, but how much did other countries donate to us for the hurricane relief in Florida? Or the San Fransisco earthquake? Or the Great Chicago fire? Why does the US have to shoulder all the burden and then get shit on because it isn't enough?

The United States cannot be expected to come in and police every other country in the world (including Iraq). I think the idea that the US is necessary to fix whatever problems they are having in Sudan (I admit, I'm rather ignorant) is pretty arogant. There are plenty of other countries in the world who would be just as capable as we are, are there not?

This is not to say other countries aren't helping, they are, but damnit, it really pisses me off.

Regarding Iraq: The President focused on WMD's because he's a politician and he wanted support from his constituency. People are afraid of terrorists, and Iraq may pose a threat, therefore people will be more inclined to support a war. He did mention genocide from the very beginning but he chose (as did the media) to focus on the chance of WMDs because that would get more support, and it did.