The U.N. has decided to send peacekeepers to Darfur while Osama Bin Laden is urging 'mujahideen' to go to western Sudan and fight them.

What a pickle.

Currently, there are about 250 U.N. civilian staffers in Darfur.

Tomorrow, there's suppose to be a vote initiated by the United States in the U.N. Security Council that might get sanctions on Sudan, but with Russia and China opposing the measure, it probably won't happen.

Yes, many of us would think that the US only cares for Sudan because of its oil reserves, but if it's going to help millions of refugees enduring unimaginable hardships, then so be it. Since when does a nation state go into another country without looking at its own interests first?

photo: Darfur refugees,
courtesy of Reuters