"The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there"

This quote by Nicholas D. Kristof is referring to the pictures taken by African Union soldiers of the atrocities happening in Darfur. He thought that if the public had the ability to see these pictures, there would be a protest of public outrage. He was hoping that the pictures would be seen by individuals in Congress, so that the general public would be warned of the scenario in Darfur and nobody would have the ability to say that they were uninformed of what was occurring. He wanted to make sure that the public understood the circumstance which they would be able to take action to assist those in need. By making the public aware of the circumstance, he hoped that it would lead to a change in the situation in Darfur.