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post #51 of 53
10/2/07 at 9:34pm
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Originally Posted by mastronikolas
I don't think it's a good idea to vilify the UN for Burma. It is very difficult to interfere inside a country. I think the UN's main role should be that of a mediator in international, rather than national disputes.

When has the UN ever done Jack, but make Israel a country, look how that turned out.
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post #52 of 53
10/2/07 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by The Nid Hog
The New York Times makes a similar point, but focuses more on the Thai connection.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/wo...hp&oref=slogin

Like the question of China and Indian interest, this really shows that, without truly enormous resources, Burma still manages to be an important regional player in the energy market. In fact, since the US has already been applying sanctions, it makes the regional scene more important. Unfortunately, I think that it also means that the Burmese government is going to have time to run up the body count before anything else can be done. By the time China or somebody else (maybe Japan? A lot of indignation there about the murdered Japanese photographer) decides step in, the government will have killed a tremendous number of people involved in the opposition. Eventually they'll probably comply but they'll have accomplished what they set out to do.

Japan is not well loved in that part of the world. So I do not see them doing anything. It is more likely that China will be the country that might do something, then Japan.
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post #53 of 53
10/2/07 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson
It depends on their perception of the "enemy". A lot of times, they're not women and children, they're simply animals that must be culled.
True basic principle of war is that the enemy is never human.
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