Bad news on Myanmar! Obama wants to lift all sanctions. Even though the persecution of the Rohyngia minority continues.
I don’t understand why it’s so necessary to prove some dumb point to China by betraying the interests of the Rohyngia. Who is going to be on their side, huh?
And by the way, the sanctions were working. Myanmar’s military was slowly ceding control to civilian institutions. Of course, now it will have no reason to keep doing it. Shit.
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The military already ceded power. Aung San Suu Kyi is running the country. Myanmar’s main concern is how to balance relations between China and India.
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“The military already ceded power. ”
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The military still has ultimate control in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi is on a leash, presenting a more pleasing facade to the world to improve the country’s international relations.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Obama wants to give the generals everything right up front, without getting much of anything in return. That’s been his style in dealing with other countries for the past dreadful 8 years.
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“That’s been his style ”
Obama is basically a passive-agressive people pleaser. That’s not a good combination for effective foreign policy.
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That’s exactly what I’m saying. This is all a facade. I see zero evidence that things have improved for the Rohyngia.
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Also betrayal of Rojava just to make sure all the Muslims living in regions starting with the letter r are covered.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/09/pkk-kurdistan-isis-syria-turkey/
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