Am I the only one who sees that Mr Kony is a war criminal and the regardless of the reasoning behind invisible children, the outrage of the Ugandan people at the campaign and the fact that he was exiled from Uganda 6 years ago he should still be brought to justice?
Just because he is no longer a relevant warlord and that Uganda is now a stable country does not magically expunge the crimes he committed and lives he ruined? He should just walk free because he isn't killing kids anymore, despite a well documented history of him doing so?
Really it does not matter what or who Invisible children support or what their personal goals are. The fact that Kony is wanted by the international police for war crimes is a fact. They brought light to this fact and although their way of doing so was poorly received by some, it does not change the fact that Kony is a criminal that deserves to be brought to justice. Attacking the principle of bringing an international war criminal to justice just because the people who informed you about him are anti gay is a typical argumentum ad hominem.
Will arresting Kony solve the problems of Africa? Undoubtedly not. Warlords and tin pot dictators are a dime a dozen even in supposedly democratic nations. However, perhaps what should be made apparent is that perhaps its time for the international community to stop pussy footing around international war criminals. Even if they are immediately replace by someone just as bad, its better to arrest both than to just ignore them. By the way, I include Bush in the list of war criminals for starting two illegal wars of aggression and, by extension Obama, for torture. They should be brought to task for these crimes. If the means exists to do so, it should be done.
