You suggest that Morgan Tsvangirai won the elections in March. This is not true. He had a slight majority but this was not enough for him to be declared winner of the elections.

Also, like many people who have relative in Zimbabwe, I am strongly opposed to more sanctions being imposed on the country. These sanctions will only worsen the humanitarian crisis that is in the country.

I also object to the fact that the United States and Britain seem intent on choosing our leaders for us.

Zimbabweans did this to themselves; too bad now they can reap the consequences of their actions. They supported raping, killing and driving out "the evil white man farmers" and redistributing their land.

We didn't have sympathy for South Africa under apartheid or Serbians killing Albanians so same deal here. Now they can have the cholera, unemployment, starvation and other things that come with giving productive land to political cronies rather than farmers.

As an added note I don't think the US should do squat. I think liberals have made very clear we should not be risking our soldiers lives for other countries' problems.

My take is we stay out of other countries affairs from this point forward unless they attack the US. This includes 'positive' things like aid as well as other interference.

Agreed! US must stay out of any internal conflicts. We can only support the neighbors of these countries to take action. Zimbabwe is a basket case and the only solution is to let them resolve it, through life or death, or whatever means. As long as South Africa (through Mbeki) provides support to this despotic dictator Mugabe, he will not go. The blood of those Zimbabweans will be on the heads of Mbeki and Mugabe. They should always be remembered in the same breath as Hitler. As for all those other African countries, especially the neighoring ones, they should hang their heads in shame for not speaking out and taking action to get rid of an evil leader. Is is because they are also following in the same track by wanting to be leaders for "life?". Their lives thereafter will be to burn in hell forever for the sufferings they have imposed on their own people.

the Bush administration is ratcheting up the tough talk and the pressure in a bid to help Zimbabwe and its people out of its political, economic and health crises.

Here goes Bush again trying to help another country out. Try this in Iraq and failed, because countries and people said we should just leave them alone. So let us with this new change,just leave Zimbabee and it's people alone.

Its time for the world to act,talking will never change anything.

I can't believe how the world community does nothing about this tyrant who continues to terrorize his people. I have been ther a number of times but now longer go back because of the present situation. I keep in touch with citizens of Zimbabwe and there reports are appalling.Hopefully someone will intercede soon.

China as a member of the security council will never allow for any concerted UN action on Zimbabwe. They do a lot of business with the regime at the expense of the native Zimbabweans.