"Don't worry, guys. We'll make sure this stuff gets to the folks who need it most." (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)


-Myanmar's Humanitarian Junta

For a fascinating look at Burma, as well as a good read, I recommend "Saving Fish From Drowning" by Amy Tan.

Yes, Burma. Myanmar is the slave name.

I'm curious: Does anyone know what is the source of the moolah the Burmese army must be ripping off some someone, somewhere? Can't just be rare wood. Drugs in the Golden Triangle?

Mr. Bush turn those Aircraft Carriers around from the Gulf an send them to BURMA an give those thugs 24 hours to accept the Aid or else. This is about Human dignity not about OIL, this is where Regime change should occur, the people of Burma have time an time again voted for Democracy, get off your ASS an do something, your Legacy demands it!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Bush turn those Aircraft Carriers around from the Gulf an send them to BURMA an give those thugs 24 hours to accept the Aid or else. This is about Human dignity not about OIL, this is where Regime change should occur, the people of Burma have time an time again voted for Democracy, get off your ASS an do something, your Legacy demands it!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by celisary

Military action is OK there but not OK anywhere else? I don't get it.

Military action is OK there but not OK anywhere else? I don't get it.

Posted by Sniper

I'd love to hear how he thinks Burma is a threat to us... since we shouldn't have attacked Iraq since it was no threat...

"SNIPER"..."ROB THE A HOLE".....Military action should not be used for safeguarding OIL, if necessary it should be used to stop the inhuman treatment of a race of people. No, Burma is not a threat to us but I know this is hard for you to believe but they are Human Beings an they deserve to be treated as such. The People of Burma have voted for Democracy time an time again only to be forced to submit to these thugs. You Assholes an people like you are the reason that the World stood by an allowed 6,000,000 Jews to be slaughtered....Lessons of History keep passing you fucks by what a fucking disgrace!!!!

since we shouldn't have attacked Iraq since it was no threat

You Assholes an people like you are the reason that the World stood by an allowed 6,000,000 Jews to be slaughtered

Hundreds of thousands of Kurds would agree with you.

Andy,

You are exactly right, however when the W'04 campaign purchases fleece garments to give to campaign donors from Burma it sends a message that it is okay to enslave your people.

When the US Government freely allows outsourcing of jobs to communist China with equally oppressive human rights policies and grants it most favored naiton trade status simply because corporate america wants to profit from the slave wages in China it sends a message that it is okay.

Why is it okay to actively encourage business deals with China and do illegal business with Burma while putting an embargo on Cuba?

Why is it okay to invade Iraq on "humanitarian" reasons (BTW not the reason sold to the American public) but not to do so in Burma?

The only reason the US is in Iraq is OIL. That is it. Nothing else. If Iraq was the worlds leading exporter of rice the US military would not be there today.

Using America's military as an imperialist tool for Corporate America is immoral and should be illegal.

Yes, the generals of Myanmar (Burma) are sons of bitches. But OUR sons of bitches, as FDR put it. Like the generals of Indonesia and Latin America. We get NO military action against them. herm

if necessary it should be used to stop the inhuman treatment of a race of people. Celery--

Like the Kurds and women and Shia of Iraq?

Is this any surprise that a communist country would do this to it's own people?

Just like North Korea and under Stalin --Pol Pot--etc..

And then some nimrod on the radio last night was toally pissed and wants O'Reilly off the air--because he hasn't reported on Burma cyclone. He sets up a blog for people to write on and NO ONE wrote anything!

He can't understand this..why no one would write on his blog...


The only reason the US is in Iraq is OIL. That is it. 726--

Well--actually there were 22--no 23 reasons to go to Iraq--but who's counting?

Murphy

"Well--actually there were 22--no 23 reasons to go to Iraq--but who's counting?"

Just because most of them were lies doesn't matter to some folks. Baah Baah.

If you think the US should consider military force to help the people of Burma, then wouldn't you agree that the UN should take the lead, and all member countries should pitch in their fair share?

The only reason the US is in Iraq is OIL. That is it. 726--

Well--actually there were 22--no 23 reasons to go to Iraq--but who's counting?

Murphy

Lather rinse, repeat.

So Murphy,

Why is it okay to give China and their regime most favored nation trade status and embargo Cuba?

"If you think the US should consider military force to help the people of Burma, then wouldn't you agree that the UN should take the lead, and all member countries should pitch in their fair share?"

Absolutely. No unilateral invasion/occupation unless there is lots of oil involved.

The UN is the biggest threat to peace in the world. Libs like DANNI expect the UN to do something but never do. Look at Rwanda, and Bosnia. The UN is afraid to stand up to the Muslim Nazis in Sudan who are comitting genocide on the Blacks in Darfur, and certainly will not stand up to the thugs in Myamar.

What the fuck is a "Muslim Nazi" you stupid fuck?

Perfect chance for Bush Sr., Bubba, and Chimpy to show what we're supposedly about.

The last time we used our military as a "Meals on Wheels" program as soon as the people were able to stand up they started shooting at us(Somalia). I think those Junta losers need to be ducking American bombs, but let's not put any troops on the ground.

The last time we used our military as a "Meals on Wheels" program as soon as the people were able to stand up they started shooting at us(Somalia). I think those Junta losers need to be ducking American bombs, but let's not put any troops on the ground.

That's it Boortz! Bomb em while they're down!

That's it Boortz! Bomb em while they're down!

Posted by itsme at 2008-05-09 05:36 PM | Reply | Flag


Actually I think military action against the Junta government there is a BAD idea, but we need to get aid to the people there somehow. We may just have to pray that the government in Burma lets the world help. Otherwise hundreds of thousands could die. If the Junta needs to be intimidated to get this done then we may have no choice, but lets avoid putting troops on the ground.

Conservative, Liberal, Capitalist, Communist, Democrat, Republican. These are all labels (smokescreens) when the central problem in human society is CORRUPTION. This Juanta has the disease and so does Bush and almost everyone else in Washington.

I say we fly over and blanket the country with translated copies of the Declaration of Independence.

For good measure let's put these two parts in bold.

"whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,"

"when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government"

Wait a minute. Do they have oil in Burma?

whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,"

"when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government"

Posted by johnny_

Can they fly over the USA next!

Wait a minute. Do they have oil in Burma?

Posted by PerCapita

sorry, no.

But they have killer thai sticks.

If we drop a crapload of surplus rifles and ammunition along with the Declaration of Independence we'll see those borders open up in a tearing hurry

How many times do I have to say it.

Fuck them. Send in Rambo again.

Kuma

Actually, I'm inclined to agree with you. This Junta passed the dangerously crazy and paranoid tipping point a long time ago.

And unlike some of our recent adventures, there's an immensely popular, democratically elected, comparatively pro-Western leader handy in Aung Sung Kyii (prob. misspelled). I don't think invasion is a good idea, but it's seriously time for the gloves to come off. Since the Junta moved the capitol to the middle of the jungle on the advice of their astrologers, it should be easy to isolate them long enough to set up an armed opposition.

You Assholes an people like you are the reason that the World stood by an allowed 6,000,000 Jews to be slaughtered

Hundreds of thousands of Kurds would agree with you.

Posted by andyuhenet


The folks (Cheney, Rumsfeld) who waged this war against Saddam are the same ones who armed him with chemical and biological weapons he used against the Kurds in the first place. We did NOT prop up nor arm the Myanmar junta

the party in power does not want anyone distracted
by aid supplies with the election coming up next week