Happy Independence Day to South Sudan

[lnvanry]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/africa/10sudan.html

Day 1

 

[DOMS]

It's nice and all, but judging by the rest of Africa, they're going to need a lot more work and a lot of luck.

But kudos to them for throwing off the Muslims.

 

[LAM]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/africa/10sudan.html

Day 1

"freedom" may be a stretch as they are already in the clutches of the IMF

 

[GearsMcGilf]

Maybe the genocide will stop now, as long as they don't start fighting among each other. Still a long way to go, but at least they've thrown off the muslims.

 

[AdmiralRichard]

 

[sosc]

I saw a pretty nasty video about this in the past.
If they couldn't defend themselves before, I'm not sure
what an imaginary line is going to do.

I got a strong feeling that this isn't going to change much
for a while until they can strongly enforce their
boundaries and protect people once they figure out how
to divide their oil.

Although I guess they need to start somewhere.

 

[lnvanry]

"freedom" may be a stretch as they are already in the clutches of the IMF

well, its certainly a step in the right direction. It beats being executed and displaced in camps

 

[lnvanry]

I saw a pretty nasty video about this in the past.
If they couldn't defend themselves before, I'm not sure
what an imaginary line is going to do.

I got a strong feeling that this isn't going to change much
for a while until they can strongly enforce their
boundaries and protect people once they figure out how
to divide their oil.

Although I guess they need to start somewhere.

It helps the South has quite a few oil fields...some thirsty consumption country will assist.

 

[Curt James]

I saw a pretty nasty video about this in the past.
If they couldn't defend themselves before, I'm not sure
what an imaginary line is going to do.

I got a strong feeling that this isn't going to change much
for a while until they can strongly enforce their
boundaries and protect people once they figure out how
to divide their oil.

Although I guess they need to start somewhere.

Doesn't look especially good, but best wishes to them.

From the article:

"More than a half-dozen renegade groups are battling the government, some with thousands of fighters. And relations with the north are still dicey. Negotiators have yet to agree on a formula to split the revenue from the south???s oilfields, which have kept the economies of both southern and northern Sudan afloat. And Mr. Bashir???s army has been pounding southern-allied rebels who have refusing to disarm just north of the border in the Nuba Mountains, which some analysts worry could drag the whole region back into a full-scale war."

 

[lnvanry]

There really aren't too many examples of new nations states (winning independence from a past state or colonial power) created in the context peace....India was the most peaceful that I can think of.