Nonviolence is prepared to accept suffering. Doing something positive involves risk. At the moment NATO is using high-tech air warfare in an attempt to win without undue loss of life. Any kind of nonviolent intervention on the ground runs the risk of casualties, but that may be the high cost of reconciliation. Perhaps we should be looking to massive numbers of unarmed observers and mediators creating corridors of protection, and a far higher involvement of the OSCE, but this carries high risk.
Nonviolence expects change.
When we act out of the belief that change is possible, we counteract the despair which can overwhelm. We celebrate the signs of hope, the small acts of humanity in the face of great suffering. Some recommendations Recognising that many opportunities for a nonviolent solution to the crisis have already been lost, we believe that it is still not too late for alternatives ways to be sought. These suggestions are a compilation from several sources, including War Resisters International and the International Peace Bureau. Return the responsibility for action to the U.N. where it legitimately belongs.