We all know on foreign shores that they finance wars
But ask yourself do they finance yours

from Lupe Fiasco – Conflict Diamonds Lyrics on Rap Genius

• Lupe juxtaposes the external conflict in Sierra Leone and other places that the diamonds fund, alongside the internal conflict that the acquisition of conflict diamonds produces in people that are aware of the problem

• Lupe is posing the question “Do the conflicts in Africa have any involvement with our War on Terror?” How much would it cost us to go in and stop all this violence? How would the global community react to us doing this? How long would it take? How many American lives would be lost? How much effort would it take and the effect on the economy?

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