Democratic Presidential Candidate wants emphasis on Africa

New Mexico's Democrat Governor and presidential candidate Bill Richardson announced that, if elected president, he would change the emphasis on the United States' foreign policy:

"Somehow [Africa's] not considered by American policymakers to have the importance it deserves," Richardson said. "Issues related to AIDS, refugees, issues related to governance, international poverty — somehow this continent is forgotten."

I wonder why the emphasis isn't on Africa? I mean what overriding issue would trump AIDS, poverty, governance problems with African countries? I mean a lack of emphasis could only occur if our country had a grave threat from people who are bent on killing us. People who drove plans into buildings and forced us to take the fight to them. It's not like we are fighting such a war.