To help or not to help?

I am somewhat conflicted as far as the issue of lifting western sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his cohorts and aiding the so-called inclusive government. On the one hand, I think it would be a mistake for the west to give Mugabe any kind of help; on the other I feel that if the likes of Tendai Biti and Morgan Tsvangirai are saying its time to lift the sanctions, their opinion should carry some weight given what they have endured at the hands of Mugabe over the past decade.
As a matter of principle, I believe that the Zimbabwe government must learn to live within its means and set an example for the people by curtailing wasteful spending.
I fear that the lifting of these minimal sanctions and the attendant access to aid and loans will lead to a stampede for the feeding trough, thus endangering the potential to write a new chapter of responsibility and realism in the management of our country's economic affairs.
The correct approach is for the Zimbabwean government to put in place measures that allow the economy to rebound and grow, gradually lifting the people from the depths of despair. This is not going to happen overnight: those who clamour for instant financial rewards must realize that any improvement in their living standards that is not based on sound economic fundamentals will soon wither away.