With major ongoing conflicts in countries surrounding Uganda, it is surprising that the US continues the hunt for Kony.
![Catching Joseph Kony would be an easy political win for the Obama administration[AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/201458125139335734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Ronald R Atkinson is a Senior Research Associate at Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, University of South Carolina.
With major ongoing conflicts in countries surrounding Uganda, it is surprising that the US continues the hunt for Kony.
![Catching Joseph Kony would be an easy political win for the Obama administration[AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/201458125139335734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)