Others want the festering conflict settled permanently.
Now, as the conflict settles into a deadly war of attrition, it seems almost routine.
After the conflict settled, Hall remained on the series as "Kristin's friend".
In 2001, as the dust of conflict settled in Kosovo, one of the "first generation" dancers, Ahmet Brahimaj, decided to rebuild the ballet.
Though the Saudi-led campaign has been able to reverse some of the Houthi's advances, notably in the southern port city of Aden, recent months have seen the conflict settle into a grinding war of attrition.
It is only after the conflict settles that truth becomes fixed in any sense, both for those involved and for future inquirers.
"All hope is not lost," M. Zay said, "to see conflicts settled by other means than those of violence".
Conflicts settled by gunfire are tragically common in New Orleans but there was nothing routine about this one: the dead man was retired football player Will Smith, a star on the 2006 Saints team that help lift the stricken city's spirits with a winning season after Hurricane Katrina, and on the team that won the franchise's only Super Bowl three seasons later.
As Colonel Qaddafi tightened his grip on Tripoli, there were indications that the conflict was settling into a stalemate.
An estimated nine million Syrians have left their homes since the conflict began, settling in neighboring nations or attempting to reach Europe.
Ultimately, only a resolution of the conflict will settle these matters.
