When the United States Falls

By Rashid Abdel Rahim

When the United States wanted to deliver aid to rebel areas in southern Sudan, it imposed the “Lifeline Sudan” project on the government of Sadiq al-Mahdi at the time.
It used international organisations to implement it, harnessing the World Food Programme to transport supplies.
Back then, a WFP aircraft was seized after it mistakenly landed in areas hostile to Garang’s movement.
Of course, the plane was not carrying relief materials but soldiers and weapons for the rebellion, and it was flown by an American pilot assisted by a Kenyan.
Today, America shows no desire to deliver relief and save the people of al-Fashir. Instead, it procrastinates and manoeuvres under the name of the Quartet.
No rational person could believe that the United States is incapable of flying aid into the besieged city, blockaded for about a year. If an American aircraft were to deliver relief to the city, the rebel militia would not dare to touch it. At the very least, the militia might fear a shift in U.S. policy – this same America that theatrically renamed its Department of Defense as the “Department of War” during the second term of its eccentric president, Trump.
America wishes to repair the ugly image it has earned through its stance towards the people of the city. It seeks an international voice to represent it in global forums and to embellish its president’s speeches with claims about protecting the right to life and promoting peace worldwide.
The Sudanese army is providing relief and support, exposing the hypocrisy of a superpower whose policies contribute to the killing of people.
Our forces have united in a unified stance to support the Sudanese community as a whole. They have not used the war as a pretext to strip civilians of their civil and human rights. They have not launched political trials, nor suppressed peaceful expression, nor halted civic activity. If America were sincere, that alone would have been enough for it to back Sudan’s position and strengthen it.
Those who kill without trial, dispossess without law, and commit acts of rape are the militias that enjoy America’s direct and indirect protection.
All the violations that have taken place – and are still taking place – in Sudan could not have occurred to such an extent without the consent of the so-called supreme guardian of human rights violators.
America’s true aim is to isolate and prevent Islamists from ruling Sudan. It acts from a prejudiced position towards the country, while failing to present any evidence of so-called terrorist acts committed by Islamists in Sudan.
The United States is no longer the power that can impose its choices on nations, for what it offers is not based on agreed-upon values or rights. Nor is it the power capable of dictating its will in Sudan.
It may be the world’s foremost and largest state, but its failure means the failure of the international community. And just as we succeeded in delivering aid to our people in al-Fashir, we will succeed in whatever we seek – whether the foreign backers of rebellion approve or oppose.
If Sudan has managed to expel the rebels from the capital, the centre, and the north, it is equally capable of driving them out of Kordofan and Darfur.
Sudan is capable of establishing justice, security, and development with the same determination that enabled it to defeat a rebellion supported by wealthy nations and by others that are vast in territory and reputation yet impoverished in values, such as the United States.

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