Monday, October 08, 2007

We Must Cultivate Our Garden   [Mark Krikorian]

Bill Kristol takes the president to task in Sunday's WaPo for not being aggressive enough in opposing Burma's military junta, going so far as to suggest war: "What about limited military actions, overt or covert, against the regime's infrastructure — its military headquarters, its intelligence apparatus, its rulers' lavish palaces?" I'm sorry — is this a joke? What possible American interest is there in Burma? Even the president's talking about Burma at the UN was too much for me, but at least vigorous hand-wringing can be harmless, so long as it doesn't lead to anything (my graduate advisor used to say "the American people support all steps short of action"). Burma's irrelevant to the world economy, exports no oil, isn't in a strategically important location. I eagerly anticipate the day when Burma's long-suffering people rise up and lynch the criminals who oppress them, but, really, what's it to us?

10/08 11:24 AMShare