Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.
Samantha PowerWhat is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.
Samantha PowerI think we do have an interest in combating states that try to cross borders and steal parts of other people's country.
Samantha PowerYou've got to deploy serious political assets around a plan [in Darfur]. And the George W.] Bush administration has never had a plan. Ever. The Europeans don't want to do anything, saying, "The Americans are in charge of that." And in fact the Americans are in charge of naming it and bringing these resolutions every few weeks to the Security Council.
Samantha Power