earnestedward: answer this question is one sentence
earnestedward: given similar situations and similar conditions in suffering, how does the united states choose in which countries to intervene
earnestedward: ie
earnestedward: somolia vs. the sudan 
earnestedward: in the early 1990s
earnestedward: or africa vs. the balkans
earnestedward: and
earnestedward: if we claim to intervene because of a moral imperative
earnestedward: does that mean we must intervene in ALL cases
earnestedward: and if we don't intervene in all cases, are we still justified in intervening in some
earnestedward: you don't actuallly have to answer in one sentence
earnestedward: but i have to go back to class in a minute
earnestedward: a wise friend of mine's away message: "The combination of the question asked, the method proscribed and the evidence to be used makes writing this paper like putting a screw in a wall, the location of which is unknown, using a hammer -- or maybe a glass of orange juice."