I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

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All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting...

The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat...

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...