Daniel Davies:
1. A diplomatic effort to persuade Sudan's government to stand down its military operation and allow a UN force into Sudan. This is not as macho and satisfying as an invasion but it will be less horribly destructive. Even if this means giving commitments about ICC prosecutions that turn to ashes in our mouths, it is the only way forward that does not involve disastrous loss of life. Certainly, if the UN is going to retain the credibility of its peacekeeping operations, it needs to establish the principle that they are not fronts for an invasion and regime change, and anyone interested in humanitarian intervention ought to respect that.
On the UN: http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/fascism_and_war/unitednations.htm On the Sudan: http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/culture/LostBoys.htm http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/fascism_and_war/mahdism.htm
