What has the president already done about genocide in Sudan?
President Bush has taken significant action to end atrocities in Sudan in his first seven years in office. Specifically, he has: • Brokered the Comprehensive Peace Agreement – In the first years of his administration, President Bush worked hard to broker a peace agreement that ended a 21-year-long civil war between Northern and Southern Sudan. Full implementation of his agreement, known as the North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), would enable the people of Sudan to address the resource allocation and power-sharing grievances that are at the root of the country’s conflicts. It also would pave the way for free and fair national elections in late 2009. Bush’s brokerage of the North-South agreement was a major victory that the US government should be proud of. However, the agreement is at risk of falling apart if Sudan does not feel pressure to properly implement it. • Rhetoric – President Bush has made many statements about the genocide in Darfur. “The brutal treatment of inno
