Hàng Ngày

Just my two cents on the Myanmar protests. It makes me so angry to see that a US government spokesman, Gordon D. Johndroe, stated “The United States is very troubled by the action of the junta against the Burmese people. We call on them to show restraint and to move to a peaceful transition to democracy.” We need to be doing something besides “urging” the Burmese military junta to restrain themselves in the crackdown on monks and civilians who have been nonviolently protesting the regime at a growing rate for the past month. President Bush and his colleagues have decided that increased sanctions against Myanmar is also a good solution to the problems of economic hardship and political repression in the country (??) This measure did not work to depose the corrupt regime in Iraq 10 years ago: corrupt governments find ways to get money. The ones who suffer are the people, and the people in Myanmar have been suffering from poverty for years. Instead the US should enter discussions with monks and protesters to find ways that we can economically and politically support their efforts to oppose the military regime. This may not mean democracy! My own humble ideas, take them for what you will, and I’m sure I’ll get all kinds of comments about this one…