Measure of Success on Darfur and ICC

From Roger and Mary Schense:
We want to thank all those who complied with the request on your website to email  President Bush and the administration, urging the US to abstain on the vote for referral of the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court.

This past Friday the Security Council voted to refer Darfur to the ICC. Four countries abstained: Algeria, Brazil, China, and the US. We are extremely grateful for the pressure brought to bear by everyone who supported this issue. We are hearing that the emails carried a lot of weight.

We are amazed and heartened by this event. While we understand that trade-offs are a part of the game, we believe that the referral bodes well for the Africans who have been enduring this horror.

(Editor's Note: Click to read the post on the DFNM blog to which they are referring.)