We’ve had two posts since yesterday on Hillary’s attempt to articulate a coherent policy on that rogue of rogue states, Burma. If it was not such a serious issue it would almost be comical. She called for ostracizing the notorious military regime — “Kick them out of ASEAN” — and the next day dangled investment incentives before them to try and change their behavior. It’s like watching a fish flopping around on a dock. However, this irony we cannot let pass. It was just yesterday that Clinton highlighted Burma-North Korean cooperation that would make any non-proliferation analyst do a double-take: The Washington Post‘s Glen Kessler began with this:
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