Why are is the world community dithering around on this issue? This is the perfect scenario in which the US and world community could come togther and show the true meaning of multilateral action wherein no one nation has an express interest other than to help that suffering people of another nation. It is prime time for the UN to show it has some bite, as well as for the US to show that it has a heart and the ability to work with the other bickering nations for a common cause. The World Health Organization has reported the horrid conditions. Colin Powell has taken the extra step and challenged the world community to action by calling it a genocide. It has taken months for the world to get its feet moving on the issue, and it's still stalling. The threat of sanctions hasn't ever stopped anyone from continuing with the death and destruction they have promised their citizens. Look at North Korea, Iraq, or Afghanistan for examples. Peacekeepers on the ground, and given powers to be effective (unlike the Dutch UN soldiers in Srebenica) could head off more deaths and provide support for getting aid to the million or so in the refugee camps. There has been many calls to action by various nations and humanitarian organizations, yet they have been muffled by the bureaucratic interests of those in the UN, and its decision-making arm of the Security Council. The US can't afford to go it alone here, given its current unpopularity around the world. The UN can't afford not to go, or else it risks its credibility as an organization that promises help but won't deliver.
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