To Act Or Not To Act

After reading a number of New York Times articles on the alleged practices of Sudan's president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, it became obvious to me what side of the argument the press, and generally the world, is situating itself on. Bashir, by and large, is viewed as a criminal and villian set out to destroy the people he was chosen to lead. Moreover, from the testimony and information I have come across, I believe he is at least partly responsible for the genocide in Darfur and the seemingly hellish atmosphere its inhabitants have had to live through. Of course, this opinion is only based on information available to me, but this is the same information available to the rest of the world. However, if there is enough data to prompt the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the arrest of Bashir for crimes against humanity, then there is probably a just cause to consider him a threat to the safety of the people of Sudan.

Taking all of this into account, many people have pleaded with our government to take action in this affair. There are many different avenues that could be taken, some military and some humanitarian. However, the ICC arrest warrant alone has caused Sudan to halt the efforts of 13 aid organizations currently in Darfur (see link below).
http://http//www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/world/africa/06sudan.html
If a simple warrant has caused the Sudanese government to prevent its citizens from getting aid, what would actual action against Sudan prompt them to do to their already seriously disabled population? Some, such as New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, suggest active arrest efforts and bombing Sudan's military aircraft. (see link below).
http://http//video.nytimes.com/video/2009/03/04/opinion/1194838343457/arrest-warrant-for-sudans-leader.html
If the warrant scared Bashir enough to stop aid, what would bombing his country's aircraft lead him to do? Obviously, the man is skittish as it is.

This is the dilemma we are faced with. Action or no action, it seems the people of Darfur will continue to suffer.