Many Burmese felt the country's thuggish junta crossed a line last September, when its soldiers opened fire on monks leading protests against its rule including some beside the Sule pagoda.
Accordingly, before accepting any cease-fire, the coalition should determine whether Saddam Hussein intends to perpetuate his rule and preclude internationally monitored elections to determine a successor regime.
It gained Russian support to help broker a cease-fire in Syria that was intended to be a starting point for a negotiated political transition from Mr. Assad's rule.
The five percent rule of the London market seems a good idea too, but you could argue that hard coded fire breaks could lead to a kind of moral jeopardy.