Yesterday Hillary Clinton talked about the Obama administration’s concerns over North Korean proliferation of nuclear technology to Burma. And yet today…she’s talking about easing sanctions against the regime:
The Obama administration is in the middle of a “policy review” on Burma that has not been finished and yet Clinton is out making statements that are all over the map. The kicker is that the “elections” she is rushing to embrace will take place under the “constitution” that was “voted” on by the Burmese people in the days immediately following Cyclone Nargis, when upwards of 75,000 Burmese were killed, and guarantees the military total control over the government. So, at the end of the day, the US position will be that if they release Suu Kyi, the United States will allow for investments that would prop up this henious regime, which is possibly involved in proliferation, and insure military rule through support of a sham election. Also, apropos of the boss’s post this morning, a foreign policy wonk emails:
