should put pressure on the drc government over its alleged role in the killings of michael sharp and zaida and call for a thorough investigation. this will reinforce the drc government u.s. will not tolerate attempts to silence and intimidate you and workers. third, u.s. mission to the u.n. together with the rest of the un security council should give monusco their guidance on when government will be deemed legitimate with the response should be. one option may be to establish a redline for noncompliance for the december 31 framework and if that line is crossed, should provide monusco with the new mandates is spinning in activities that provide support to the congolese government. the u.s. mission should also engage in discussions with the security council about alternative strategies that could be pursued at the december 31 framework fails. for example, supporting a new interim authority while preparing for elections as was done in the central african republic or even replacing monusco with an african union mission which does not require the consent of the hosted government. fourth, the u