This article seems to be extremely well thought-out. For anyone who is familiar with the treacherous political terrain in Chad, and by extension in the Sudan, what needs to be done should be clear. If the region is to stabilize, then international involvement is inevitable. The problem is that to do the job, much is needed. First: somehow the international community must convince the ruling elite in both counries to stop sticking their noses into each other's internal affairs, Second: influential members of the international community, with enough support of all nations of the world, must take it upon themselves to resolve the conflicts in both countries. Third: efforts of alleviate the suffering of the refugees and the displaced should go in tandem with the first two points. Fourth: in both countries, the ruling juntas should be forced to accept a negociated solution and integrate their respective rebel movements in the country's governing system.

It seems clear to me that the nations of the world do not seem realize what is at stake for peoples of the region: much suffering, destitution, displacement, etc... Because of Chad's strategic location, instability in Chad means destabilizing the whole region in Central Africa. I am just as sad to state that no one but no one seems to be "serious about ending the political crisis" in Chad.

Has Chad ever been a unitary country? Throughout colonial and postcolonial history 'it' has been divided into "Muslim" and "Christian", "utile" and "inutile", Lybian-occupied, French-occupied, and Sudan-occupied. Any solution must recognize this fragmentation as well as the destruction wrought by strategic interest in Chad as an entrepot or storehouse for regional oil that either travels to the Cameroon coast (U.S. interest) or to the Red Sea (China interest) depending on which superpower is in charge.