WATERLOO, Canada — CNN has quoted Shari Villarosa, the top U.S. diplomat in Burma, as saying that more than 100,000 may have died in the country's delta region alone from the deadly cyclone that hit May 3.

Although humanitarian aid is desperately needed, its expeditious delivery does not justify going to war as demanded by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.

To overcome Burmese official reluctance to accept international assistance, he has urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution under the "responsibility to protect" (R2P) norm to force through the delivery of aid.