The Conservative Revolution

The situation in Burma is yet another example of where an oppressive minority are imposing their will through violence on the majority of citizens. While I think the most important thing Americans can do for these people is speak out about their plight and offer them moral support, look at this excerpt from a story in the London Times online.

There are so many heartbreaking things about what is going in Burma, but for a foreigner one of the hardest to bear is the optimism. There are few foreign journalists here, but people treat them as saviours, encouraging them to get the story and the pictures out, with a touching faith that it will make a difference.

“Tell them to send foreign troops, UN troops,” said a young monk at the Mwe Kya Kan pagoda. “Please, fly them to our country to save our lives.”

An American in Rangoon told me yesterday about an opinion poll carried out on Burmese attitudes to US foreign policy.

“Like most people, they thought that it sucks,” he told me. “But not for the usual reason. Burmese wanted to know why George Bush hasn’t invaded their country yet.”

I don’t think we should necessarily send troops at this point, but it is an incredible statement nonetheless. This situation reminds us once again how lucky we are to live in a free country.

This entry was posted on Friday, September 28th, 2007 at 3:12 pm and is filed under Foreign Policy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.