Negotiation that has to take place. And it needs to involve people who represent several different points of view, both from within the ruling party and outside. And that observation brings me to mr. Pendergast. After the Security Councils approval of additional peacekeeping troops for south sudan last month, you commented that the political and diplomatic elements of International Responses to most african conflicts have been slow and ineffective. Which have put more pressure on peacekeeping missions than they have the wherewithal to fully adept, to which theyre totally unprepared. Can you talk about this . Id like to go into greater depth of the context of the Current Situation in south sudan. And why its important for the peacekeeping missions to be accompanied by very rigorous diplomatic engagement from members of the International Community, particularly the United States. Thanks, senator. Yeah. You look at the three biggest missions today on the african continent, south sudan, da
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