The document was supposed to lead to total reform that would put an end to diamond fueled conflict all across Africa. Sadly the document has only created a voluntary and self-policing system that allows for major oversights. Ian Smillie, one of the major creators of the original document, recently abandoned the project, himself stating that “The Kimberley Process has been confronted by many challenges in the past five years, and it has failed to deal quickly or effectively with most of them” (Earth). The problem with having this failing document in place is that it lessens the pressure to reform and solve the issue of blood diamonds. Currently it is simply acting as a “voluntary system of warranties that is more of a PR exercise than a credible system” (“Conflict Diamond Factsheet”). Until the day the Kimberley Process is properly refined, the responsibility of preventing the sales of blood diamonds falls to the