so there we get the united states government in september of 2004, identifying the events in darfur asgenocide, calling it unequivocally, in fact even before the united nations does so. i this it goes to the lack of political will that there is no -- there is no political pressure mobilized really in any way. now, i think one of her main points though is leadership could have mobilized. that presidents don't have responsibility simply to be buffered in the wind by sentiment on the ground. >> i think it was dallaire mentioned or power that the only rwanda historian in the united states who was adequate to know what was going on was a private party. that was the only reference, the only real major authority we had on rwanda at this point. >> there is a quote from power on this. just to show that they there was no will on the part -- of course congress is going to respond to constituents. on page 375 of power, we have patricia shrader, a democrat of colorado, saying there are some groups terribly concerned about the gorillas. this, of course, is a reference to "the gorillas in the mist."

considered a military intervention in darfur. why? why is military action supposedly our only choice in iraq when it's not even considered elsewhere. why does the prime minister think that will he can accomplish through military force what has not been able to be accomplished since 2003? isis has thrived in iraq and syria because those countries lack stable, well functioning governments capable of maintaining peace and security within their own borders. canada's first contribution should be every diplomatic humanitarian and financial resource at our disposal to respond to the overwhelm can human tragedy on the ground and strengthen political institnuingsz both of those countries. the well deserved credibility canada earned by rejecting the i will-advised invasion of iraq, we are in a position to take on that task it will not end with another western-led invasion in that region. it will end by helping the people of iraq and syria to build the political institution capability they need to impose 3s these threats, themselves. canada

in the senate, we worked hand in hand on darfur, south sudan.s the vice president said, he has traveled far and wide but especially as vice president to ghana, kenya, south africa, to help build transparent and accountable institutions and to help lift millions of people out of poverty. i also want to especially thank michael bloomberg for everybody -- and everybody has, it's appropriate, the bloomberg philanthropies for sponsoring this event. michael's contribution to africa comes not just in the form of this summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this february to african countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities and the transparencies that the vice president just talked about that markets needs in order to give capital confidence and in order to grow. and finally, i also want to thank penny pritzker. fellow member of the president's cabinet, but a terrific partner in our endeavors to make certain that people understand that in t

in the senate, we worked hand in hand on darfur, south sudan.the vice president said, he has traveled far and wide but especially as vice president to ghana, kenya, south africa, to help build transparent and accountable institutions and to help lift millions of people out of poverty. i also want to especially thank michael bloomberg for everybody -- and everybody has, it's appropriate, the bloomberg philanthropies for sponsoring this event. michael's contribution to africa comes not just in the form of this summit, but through his latest commitment of $10 million that he made just this february to african countries to build media capacity with a business focus and to promote reliability in reporting, educational opportunities and the transparencies that the vice president just talked about that markets needs in order to give capital confidence and in order to grow. and finally, i also want to thank penny pritzker. fellow member of the president's cabinet, but a terrific partner in our endeavors to make certain that people understand that in thi

and darfur as well. 2005, the united nations world summit effectively ratifies this responsibility aprotect the international community, the international community has a responsibility to protect people and we are not going to give blanket protection to the old idea of sovereignty. this is invoked again in the case of libya. on the other level, i think the more political response among people who are not simply responding to events but thinking in terms of what effective intervention could look like, the emphasis more has turned to looking for predictors, the claim being we can identify the circumstances on the ground that are right for genocide. therefore, you need to be able to see those coming and intervene in ways, perhaps not in the form of military force. but maybe just greater support for the peace process unfolding and in greater sensitivity and understanding to the circumstances on the ground. i think the idea has become for obvious humanitarian resistance but also for political reasons bet preventive action has to where the emphasis goes because once all hell breaks loose,