Senator Russ Feingold on Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (from a statement released last week):
“Few prospects for Africa are more alarming than a renewed civil war throughout Sudan. Not only would such a scenario have devastating humanitarian consequences throughout the country, but it would also likely spill over and destabilize the neighboring countries and wider region. For these reasons, I believe that the Obama administration has been right to focus on getting the CPA back on track. But in order to be both effective and credible, our diplomatic engagement must be coupled with meaningful leverage. The administration and our international partners must demonstrate a readiness to hold the parties, especially Khartoum, accountable for any foot-dragging that occurs on core commitments.”
