Sudan Secession Vote

This article opposing the vote to split Sudan had me annoyed. I am in favor of the Christian south splitting apart from the muslim north. These Christians have been the victims of genocide. How dare anyone say they should continue to be at the mercy of the genocidal islamic regime? I rarely agree with liberal Hollywood celebrities but in this particular case Clooney and Jolie have it right and the writer is way off the mark. As to this passage in the article:

"On an O'Reilly Factor appearance last night, Scheuer made the point that the
upcoming election this Sunday that will split up Darfur will result in all the
oil resources of that area going to the new, Christian country".

I consider this a good thing. Would it be better for the oil resources to be
controlled by the genocidal islamic regime? And the article states further:

"He further explained that when that happens, it will in effect confirm what
anti-American propaganda bin Laden has been spewing for years, which is that
whenever the US or the West interferes in a Muslim land, it's usually to rob
them of land and oil-rich resources".

So we should adjust our policies to placate the paranoid rantings of a top
terrorist? Both Scheuer and the writer of the article are completely off-base. I've heard Scheuer speak before. He is of the mindset that we should hang Israel out to dry in the misguided belief that we will cease to be a target of the jihadis. There are many like him in the foreign policy establishment unfortunately who believe appeasement, leaving the victims of jihad to their fate and throwing allies to the wolves is the solution.