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Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

it is the moral obligation of the world to help burmese ppl out or the crises. it’s high time... nonsense has gone on too long, but now no more... enough! if they are still adamant on their stand... we need to use force no matter what the level is but atleast it should start in the form of air-drops. it requires fast action and decision making or else Junta will add more to the numbers and we will be a party in that.

Atif

Atif — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

yes yes yes...is there any doubt? they are dying and world is still making its mood...do we dare?? yes yes!!! everyone knows they are more the victims of politics than of natural disaster. perhaps world community is waiting for the invitation to go in a marriage reception...they won’t do anything without invitation.

Pankaj

Pankaj — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

yes that’s precisely the truth but can the world help, is the question. do we expect America to come up ’again’ and get its people rid of the evil dictator or has it been long enough since we have cursed the American President for its intervention in internal affairs of other nation.

here again i can hear stories of US going to war against Iraq to get it liberated from the clutches of Saddam but that part also includes OIL - obviously Burmese are not that lucky. i don’t stand by this rant.

To ask this question implies political motives. There is always a connection to politics in providing relief but if politics is the barrier, then why not some other means for relief to still come in and i hope it comes from those qualified enough to know relief first, politics later.

Chintan

Chintan — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

well i remember Bush once saying “what we say, goes”..now what do you say, Mr president. it’s imperative and obligation to the world, but now you don’t say anything. so sad so disgusting...Oh sorry how can you have time to think over helping ppl since you are busy making statements against india and china to consume too much to take bite from you pie or enjoying your feasts abroad.

Alpheus

Alpheus — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It is never too late to prevent a catastrophe. Iraq has been released from the clutches of a dictator. The Taliban has been given a taste of its own medicine. And it is never too late to rescue Burma. However, in the first two cases, there was an ulterior motive and Uncle Sam believes in an ’all gain’ policy. A retrogressive country like Burma would certainly not figure in any country’s ’protect them’ agenda. However, as people with a conscience, we HAVE to intervene forcibly and restore normalcy in the war zone, gain or no gain.

Jb

Jb — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

@ Pankaj

Yes pankaj you are right and lamentably, world has few levers to pull on the xenophobic state and perhaps US is too tired with the allegations to intrude in the internal affairs of the nations. But does that mean world should ignore the plight of the innocent people who are waiting and dying without aid? of course not! As Burma has accepted aid from the friendly nations, the relief aid can be channelized through other routs provided the world is interested in Aid and not in politics.

Gagandeep

Gagandeep — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

How is world at fault for not helping? Everybody tried, and is trying so!

If anything at all, we must be blamed for letting the autocratic regime hang on for so long. Now is not the time to forcefully intervene. That, I’m afraid is long gone.

In the time of disaster, without engaging in politics, governments must push the Junta for speeding relief efforts.

Scott

Scott — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Chintan

stop blaming everything bad on US...please!!! we are fed up with all these. if ppl in burma are dying without aid, US is not responsible for that. we are sending aid to burma and as Burma is in China’s backyard and next door neighbor of india, they owe more to persuade the military regime to accept aid than looking to the US or Europe. But no body is questioning them... China perhaps has a valid excuse but even india did nothing more than passive spectator and callous to the suffering ppl on the other side of the wall.

Nick

Nick — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

no, not at all. world is not responsible for the genocide in burma. all the nations including US is sending aid and will keep sending it. nevertheless, What is the point of sending aid if there is no guarantee that the junta will not let it rot at the airport? amid such scenario the world has every right to send aid conditionally and to know how the aid is spent. but it is going waste what to do??

Ding

Ding — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It was a perfect storm. But no one wants to intervene. China is already buried under the rubble and don’t expect it to force the junta also. The world is failing Burma. The UN has also no kept its promise. Nearly three years ago while celebrating the organization’s 60th birthday, 171 UN member nations agreed that they would intervene, forcefully if necessary, if a state failed to protect its own people. But why it’s not reacting now. The delay has escalated and turned the catastrophe into a humanitarian disaster, just like in Rwanda.

Steve Swint

Steve Swint — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Anyone who agree that ”world inaction lead to Genocide” in Burma is ridiculous. I am fired up. The Military Junta and their paranoid politics and brutality is the cause of this Genocide.

Don’t you dare blame the international community (IC) for this atrocity. Those who do are the same ones who love to blame all the worlds ills on someone else, usually the West; refusing to blame the true people at fault-in this case the Junta.

The IC has been prepared to go in with massive amounts of aid and help. They have rallied to help the poorest of the poor in Burma, yet some of you dare have the gall to blame those who are the only ones trying to help. Grow up.

Steve Swint

Steve Swint — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

By the way, I love how all of you support a forcible intervention in Burma (and probably Sudan) but you are probably the same people who are strong advocates for the US to immediately withdraw from Iraq, when the resulting consequence would practically be another genocide and mass human rights violations.