The other side will never put down their weapons for a truce, but we have massive resources not currently committed to ops in Iraq which could surely be used. Rows of C-130s at Lyneham, TriStars and Tens at Brize, Pumas and Merlins at Benson, potential hospital ships, you get the idea.
A massive deployment of men and material to the region (perhaps especially to our former Colonial outposts of India and Sri lanka might make up for the paltry £15 m commitment made so far.
I wonder how much we, and the USA spent on extra fuel and ordnance to bomb Iraq and Afghanistan during the last 18 months? Surely we should match that, at least? Even if it means an extra penny in the pound on income tax for the next year.