Comments on: Time for creative thinking on Burma relief http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/05/12/time-for-creative-thinking-on-burma-relief/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:39:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matthew Rojansky http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/05/12/time-for-creative-thinking-on-burma-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-930577 Matthew Rojansky Tue, 13 May 2008 15:54:27 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/?p=526#comment-930577 I think General Nash has it right. Thanks for highlighting that quote, Brian. I'd note that solutions seem to fall into 3 basic categories: -Air drop aid and let the recipients scramble for it -Work through regional allies to get the aid through directly to the people -Force some kind of settlement through a binding or highly coercive UN Security Council vote The second makes the most sense because the first is so ineffective and risky, and the third is probably impossible. But, as the general concedes, even this option is not ideal. I think General Nash has it right. Thanks for highlighting that quote, Brian. I’d note that solutions seem to fall into 3 basic categories:

-Air drop aid and let the recipients scramble for it
-Work through regional allies to get the aid through directly to the people
-Force some kind of settlement through a binding or highly coercive UN Security Council vote

The second makes the most sense because the first is so ineffective and risky, and the third is probably impossible. But, as the general concedes, even this option is not ideal.

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