Peter Oborne: We have a duty to protect Zimbabwe

With the EU having just threatened further sanctions against Zimbabwe, I’d recommend you read Peter Oborne’s powerful article in this week’s magazine.  In it, he describes the terrible civil strife experienced under Robert Mugabe, and suggests that the UN, in particular, has failed to act accordingly.  Here’s the bottom line:

“Zimbabwe is a perfect test case for the new United Nations doctrine of ‘responsibility to protect’. There should be peacekeepers, international monitors, a roar of urgent condemnation. The United Nations, led by its feeble Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has made its choice. It has gone down the path of collaboration with Robert Mugabe’s illegal government as it launches war on its own people.”

So, is there a case for stronger intervention?  Or is the outside world doing all it should?  Have your say in the comments section.