Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, discusses alliance with Saudi Arabia and the SNAP program on ‘America Reports’.

It was an unusual request, but a good one. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his meeting with President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, asked Trump to intervene in the ongoing uncivil war in Sudan. A war that has produced the greatest current humanitarian crisis on the planet. As many as 400,000 people already killed by war, disease and famine. An estimated 13 million people displaced.  

Trump has previously demurred from getting involved. It’s another tough one that has a lot of history to it. Ethnic conflict, power struggle between military factions, Islamist and jihadist ideologies hanging around, international players on different sides and, seemingly, not much upside value to the U.S. But that’s where the superficial analysis is wrong. 

Trump must use his position and unmatched skill at resolving global conflicts to bring this horrific disaster to an end. And he should do it for us, the Americans. 

We are at our best when we use our power selflessly. Our stature rises and the atmospheric support for ongoing

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