"I will not allow terrorists to plot against the American people from safe havens half a world away."—President Barrack Obama, address to joint session of Congress, Feb. 24.rn"By taking away the Sudanese government's freedom to use air power to terrorize its population, the west would finally gain enough leverage with Khartoum to negotiate the entry of a stronger UN ground force. Effective military action in the form of a no-fly zone would not preclude a political resolution, as some suggest, but in fact would make diplomacy more effective by reducing [Sudanese President] Bashir's options."—Ret. Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, former USAF Chief of Staff, and Kurt Bassuener, Democratization Policy Council, Washington Post op-ed, March 5.
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