Agreed. You're right, there are cases when immediate and overwhelming intervention is justified no matter the human cost. I think, however, that such cases have

Agreed. You're right, there are cases when immediate and overwhelming intervention is justified no matter the human cost. I think, however, that such cases have become more rare as our civilization has matured (as little as it has!) beyond total war and unfettered genocide. On the other hand, one wonders why the interventionist US government doesn't intervene in what obviously are genocides in Africa, which still seem to happen with sickening regularity. I suppose my original point was mostly about the glaring lack of effective and side effect free non lethal weapons, while a plethora of traditional person killers remain widely available for a low price.