The world was looking the other way as Ivory Coast descended into chaos and bloodshed. The warnings had been there for months – a disputed election, an illegitimate president clinging to power through force, and the rightful claimant arming his supporters for a battle.
But the world was focusing on Libya and Colonel Gaddafi as the simmering violence erupted into a full-scale war.
"Let them get on with it," seemed to be the response of a distracted international community, as Alassane Ouattara's fighters swept from the west of the country for an assault on the biggest city Abidjan.
There was an acceptance that diplomacy had failed. All the calls for the stubborn incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to cede power had failed to shift him.
A military solution was the only option to break the stalemate, but unlike Libya, Mr Ouattara's men – the favoured rebels – would be left to fight alone. Read More
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