Bush invades Sudan instead of Iraq

but South Sudan would be independent. If the USA don't do it
US wouldn't do it as it would increase the appeal of Anti-American groups and perceived as an American war on Islam in Northern Sudan .

anyway once they withdraw.
They could reject the legitimacy of a referendum like Iraq did to Kurdistan or Spain to Catalonia depending how secured their position is or due to access to South Sudanese oil.
 
US wouldn't do it as it would increase the appeal of Anti-American groups and perceived as an American war on Islam in Northern Sudan .


They could reject the legitimacy of a referendum like Iraq did to Kurdistan or Spain to Catalonia depending how secured their position is or due to access to South Sudanese oil.
Well, the USA wouldn't just walk over the place and say "South Sudan is now independent". There would be a referendum under UN supervision. The sentiment for independence is here after all, and the genocidal efforts of the Sudanese government against South Sudan would ve enough justification to have that referendum.
 
Well, the USA wouldn't just walk over the place and say "South Sudan is now independent". There would be a referendum under UN supervision.
I know what you mean it still going to perceived as the US dismembering by North Sudanese and it being a Christian State is going to make it even worse. That will increase the appeal of Anti-American groups and perceived as an American war on Islam in Northern Sudan

genocidal efforts of the Sudanese government against South Sudan would ve enough justification to have that referendum.
So did the Iraqi Kurdistan treatment under Saddam yet they don't have Independence
 
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So did the Iraqi Kurdistan treatment under Saddam yet they don't have Independence
They didn't get it because it would anger Turkey, which is an american ally. Also they had to take into consideration that weakening Iraq too much would leave it susceptible to Iranian influence (which did happen anyway).
 
I feel like America has a unspoken policy of avoiding most of Africa as much as possible with the exception of Northern Africa.

This is somewhat true, but American operations in Africa aren't well publicised. Somalia, the CAR, Uganda, and some other African states has seen American military interference.

US wouldn't do it as it would increase the appeal of Anti-American groups and perceived as an American war on Islam in Northern Sudan .


They could reject the legitimacy of a referendum like Iraq did to Kurdistan or Spain to Catalonia depending how secured their position is or due to access to South Sudanese oil.

They could, but that would restart the Sudanese Civil War in South Sudan, and the only way for a government victory is if the US occupation helps them clean up their act for their international image (less war crimes, less persecution of Christians) and if South Sudan's experience of autonomy drives a deep wedge in the regional movements in South Sudan, worse than the splits in the 90s.
 
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