anchor: Better, perhaps, to sort things out thoroughly in the short run, and to prevent even greater devastation for all concerned down the road--even if that means suffering a few casualties, or opening ourselves up to the charge of imperialism.NomadNet, a page on Somalia, Peacekeeping, Relief &amp; Economic Development Issues run by Michael Maren, has been shut down, but its archives are still open.
positive: It's better to figure it out quickly.
negative: It's better to figure out the issue in a slow approach.