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https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/739761-e1519693788464.jpg?fit=5158%2C2404&ssl=151582404U.S. policymakers cannot allow the callousness of South Sudan’s leaders to overshadow the suffering of its people. Withdrawing U.S. aid—a move the Trump administration contemplated last fall—is not a feasible option. Instead, humanitarian assistance must flow to the local level to the greatest extent possible, and local peace agreements between communities offer one of the few possibilities for peace and reconciliation.