Burma’s top general says he hopes the Burmese people will make “correct choices” when it comes to elections scheduled for later this year.
A warning? Most probably, since the last free election held in Burma resulted in a military coup and 21 years of dictatorship.
What can be done? Nothing much at all, until the Burmese people, like the Iranian people, decide that getting rid of their bums may require the deaths of thousands.
As in Iran, there’s no real outlet for opposition and no certainty about who the population really supports. There’s hope that the veil will be lifted peacefully, but not much confidence in what’s an increasingly desperate situation.
Carrots and sticks have both been tried on Burma, but the reality is that no one’s going to war for the place and the Burmese generals know it.
Gorilla thinks: “Suu Kyi is Burma, such is life!”
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Iran