Continued Disintegration

It's not often that I agree with something Cynthia Thomas writes, but on this one she is spot on with her noting that America's silence on the Communist regime of Robert Mugabe.

The situation in Zimbabwe has been a concern of mine for many years. Mugabe has been a thug, a dictator, and a despot on par or even worse with anything done in Iraq, Iran, or Liberia. Compulsory land redistribution led to the starvation of the people. Violence against the populace. A shameful explosion in the number of cases of AIDS and HIV, particularly in newborns.

The rising of the opposition of Morgan Tsvangirai led to extreme cases of violence against opposition leaders, particularly the murder of the wives and children of these leaders, and the execution of these leaders by the Government. The news this morning that Tsvangirai pulled out of Friday's runoff against Mugabe means even darker clouds on the horizon, and the continuance of Mugabe's Communist thuggery.

The Mugabe Government is one of the most violent, despotic governments in recent memory. The situation in Zimbabwe has raised little ire here in the U.S. Even worse, the United Nations has paid no particular mind to the situation.

I think it is important that the Bush Administration really start to get tough with Zimbabwe, and tough action should be followed by the new administration beginning next year. It is hard American foreign policy to be credible in talking about getting tough on human rights violations if we pay little mind to the one of the worst human rights situations in the world. The time for action has passed.