Letters: Darfur genocide must be stopped

STOPPING the genocide in Darfur should be the No. 1 priority for anyone with a good conscience. The world community has said "not again on our watch" after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It is sad that the genocide in Darfur continues and the world community has failed to stop it.

There is hope though. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have shown rare solidarity in wanting to stop the genocide.

We the people should make sure that whoever is elected the next president of the United States will put this issue on the top of his agenda and pressure the Sudanese government and all others who are directly or indirectly involved in this.

Akmal Abdurahman, Drexel Hill

Time to talk about real issues

Now that the Democratic primary is over, I hope the candidates begin to discuss the major problems facing Americans. Hopefully the media begins some real journalism as opposed to writing about pantsuits, lapel pins and the age of candidates.

What are John McCain and Barack Obama going to do about the economy? How are they going to lower gas prices? How will they create jobs?

Where do they stand on foreign policy? How will they bring our troops home safely, and keep democracy alive? How will they instill a sense of pride and trust back into the American people with regards to our own government? How will they change America's image to the rest of the world and restore it to the America of the past and hopefully future? These are the questions that I want answered.

It is time to begin to rebuild America from within. Only a country as great as ours has the strength, courage, wisdom and will to do so.

Tommy Conway, Philadelphia

Obama needs Mideast lessons

Barack Obama's "true friend" approach at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee sounds like a repetition of Jimmy Carter's betrayal of Israel.

Lest we forget, Carter's Camp David appeasement of pro-Palestinian forces facilitated the continual rocket attacks on Israel that currently originate from the Gaza Strip.

So, how much territory and how many strategic positions will Israel have to give up for another temporary cease-fire? And, as the threat from Iran is and would be more remote than having Israel infiltrated and surrounded by pro-Muslim, pro-Palestinian rocket launchers, is Obama willing to maintain U.S. offensive forces in Israel for the purpose of enforcing a cease-fire?

When will Obama realize that the Muslims are engaging a strategy of sequential demands for territory for the purpose of driving the Israelis into the sea?

William T. Fidurski, Clark, N.J.