I think your solutions are extremely interesting. I wonder what would actually happen if they were actually implemented. Others have mentioned that getting the U.S. to kill/capture Kony would create a whole host of other problems and not solve the underlying issues, and perhaps even create more conflict. I’ve also heard that actually tracking down their fighters in the bush would be nearly impossible. I don’t think this will ever realistically happen though, as the U.S. is just not invested in Uganda or the DRC as there is nothing political at stake for us there. Sadly, that’s how politics work.

Interestingly, Northern Ugandans openly disagree with the ICC arrest warrants and blame the ICC for escalating and perpetuating the conflict — when the initiation of the investigation that led to the indictments and warrants STARTED with President Museveni and the Ugandan parliament. But, as you suggest, removing these arrest warrants won’t offer much in the way of resolution, since Kony is known to pull the one-man equivalent of Iran and North Korea in negotiations.

If I had all the power in the world, I would move forward accordingly:

1. Get the U.S. to ratify and become a member to the Rome Statute (despite, or in part motivated by, the self-implosions of Tea Partiers sure to immediately follow)
2. Get the U.S. to sponsor a provision that would allow member-states or coalitions thereof to send their militaries into sovereign states under temporary contracts
3. Get the U.S. to kill and/or capture Kony at the behest of the Ugandan government

Of course, this is sure to open up a can of worms that would rival Pandora’s Box, but, hey, if I were emperor for a day, right?