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Vox Pop : Open Forum on 12/24/13 : South Sudan

South Sudan President Salva Kiir
Wikimedia Commons/Jenny Rockett

It’s Christmas Eve, and millions around the world are preparing to celebrate the holiday. But escalating conflict in the fledgling African nation of South Sudan has cast a shadow on the festive season. The United Nations has bumped up the crisis level today after officials found mass graves in the country—a sign that clashes are dangerously close to all out civil war.

The U.N. has ordered an increase in peacekeeping troops to South Sudan, and the U.S. has stepped up efforts to evacuate American citizens there. What do you think of the escalating situation and what can be done about it?

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