Watch the video FIRST.
STOP.
Do some research on your own.
[Here is another article] with a bit less of an extreme bias by the author.
This is a tough situation. The truth is that all of the children deserve better, but it's not as easy as wiping out one man. I don't think that the people who have blindly devoted themselves to this project realize that what will happen next. After Kony is taken care of, whoever is running things for him will step up and keep going. The killing, raping, and destruction will continue. It's not just about Kony, or the LRA. Once they are gone, more thugs will move up in the world and take over. You would have to dismantle the entire system and somebody would have to install a new government. Who is that going to be exactly? What gives anyone the right to march into another country and say, "You're doing it wrong. Here, let me."
"That's a naive and sad world view," said Jesse Derris, a spokesman for Invisible Children. "The idea that you should do nothing unless you can do everything is exactly what we're trying to avoid."
Well, Jesse, I agree. How about we help out those kids?
(If you do decide to give money, please look into each organization thoroughly before giving money)
Also another article with some helpful links at the bottom Washington Post: How Can We Help
I hate to treat a symptom without finding a cure, but it's not like you can just take Uganda to a doctor and give it a CT Scan and prescribe some antibiotics.
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