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- inactive, on 05/21/2008, -10/+107Doesn't anyone understand? The junta wants the people to die off. That way there will be no one that opposes them. Pretty cruel logic on their part.
- ender7074, on 05/21/2008, -19/+111*****. Those idiots wouldnt let us in there no matter the situation. They dont wany anyone in their country that they do not completely control.
- StevieJanowski, on 04/02/2009, -117/+179Sad but true, we have put ourselves in the postiion of not being trusted by the rest of the world. I wouldn't trust us
- Surferess, on 05/21/2008, -15/+75Oh for God sakes! Just take the fricking food you idiots, people are dying!
- adml_shake, on 05/21/2008, -2/+53This has nothing to do with fear of invasion. What it is, is that the leaders don't want the people seeing that supplies came from anyone but them. Thats why they took all the stuff the UN and other countries sent and put their names on the box before they handed them out.
- ozymandias2012, on 05/21/2008, -11/+58I bet they wounldn't have any problem if we just offered them cash. No one wants Americans around but they seem to like all those billions of yankee dollars we piss away every year in foreign food, energy, medical, and every other type of aid there is.
- wynja, on 05/21/2008, -30/+73OMFG, what the hell are these people smoking. We only invade countries that have natural resources to plunder.
- inactive, on 05/21/2008, -14/+51Glad to see the diggiots buying into Burma propaganda so easily. If its anti-US, you pack of ***** monkeys are right on board without a second thought it seems.
- GeauxLSU, on 05/21/2008, -4/+41Who is running this show.....Former Louisiana Gov Blanco?
- bentman78, on 05/21/2008, -12/+49Yeah, because we really want to invade a piece of ***** country like Burma. Give me a break. Regardless of what you think, we still give more aid and donations than any other country...by a large amount.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16638810/
They're not receiving aid because they're asshats, not because they fear invasion. - stutimandal, on 05/21/2008, -16/+52Don't blame this on American reputation. Myanmar is a communist country. They want to monitor aid given by outside world to make money by black-marketing. As a child I've seen enough of such activities in socialist India. On paper everything is free, and in reality everything would be twice the market-price. I did a human rights project with the title "Food and Africa." Many articles suggested that aid was not a solution since African tribal leaders or kings would control the aid, thereby misusing it.
Don't forget that Myanmar recently killed thousands of peace-loving Buddhist monks without a reason. - drmangrum, on 05/21/2008, -12/+44What a load of *****. The US gives a LOT of foreign aid. This ignorance on an unbelievable scale. I'm betting the vast majority of their people have no clue this is even happening.
Of course, 5 years from now, many of their people will hate the US for not coming to their aid. - legendxx, on 05/21/2008, -5/+37Of course the 2nd comment on this story cites America's recent 'aggressive foreign policy' to blame. This country didn't allow genuine non-government-affiliated relief effort from any country for some time (The food may still be sitting at the airport, I haven't kept up with the story). The fact of the matter is that the Myanmar government is extremely paranoid of all outside influence regardless of the source.
Stop digging anti-US comments without thinking about the situation a little bit. This is how sensationalist articles get dugg up in the first place. - drmangrum, on 05/21/2008, -1/+28Be sure to read the article.
French and British ships are blocked too. Supplies are allowed to be flown in to only select locations by plane. Only EXTREMELY controlled locations are receiving the aid, which goes directly to the ruling caste, who then disperses it. This is obviously a ploy by the ruling caste to stop aid from reaching where it needs to go while keeping the powerful in power.
Also, the author mentions several times how Myanmar is a very poor country, but then makes reference to their "vast oil reserves". If the oil reserves were so vast, they wouldn't be a poor country. - Alexandru25, on 05/21/2008, -5/+322nd the *****. They don't want us there because they are a ***** up dictatorship that is crazy and paranoid. The L.A. times reported yesterday that French ships loaded with supplies were also denied.
- mustang460, on 05/21/2008, -1/+27"cited fears of an American invasion aimed at grabbing the country's oil reserves"
I know many people comment without reading the article, but at least get through the title first - DavidS9, on 05/21/2008, -0/+26I think the Leadership class is still trying to kill off those they don't want and this is the best way to look like a good guy to the people and still do put forward their evil agenda.
- Berkana, on 05/21/2008, -12/+35They're afraid we're going to "bring democracy" to them.
- DavidS9, on 05/21/2008, -0/+23And using the US as an excuse makes them look like they are just protecting their people.
- statikuz, on 05/21/2008, -4/+26I don't think people are reading the article:
"The New Light of Myanmar article thanked the United States for airlifting in aid, an apparent reference to continuing relief flights of cargo planes from Thailand to Yangon. The U.S. is sending about five such flights a day using C-130 cargo aircraft."
"The news report gave no explanation why the regime was willing to accept aid flown on U.S. planes, with U.S. military personnel on board, but would not allow the warships and helicopters to deliver relief supplies."
They're not refusing all U.S. aid - just the aid from warships poised off their coast for some reason. - Troika37, on 05/21/2008, -7/+24You're right fpaudon - we still have battalions in Indonesia from the tsunami.
Stop with the blanket statements. They only make you appear ignorant. - ender7074, on 05/21/2008, -1/+18Damn right they do. They can spend it on themselves while people in our country bust their asses to pay the taxes to give foregin tinpot dictators all the porn and booze they want. Its a wonderful system isnt it?
- Coffeedemon, on 05/21/2008, -0/+17Thought that was the point of the UN. They won't let those guys in either.
- psulion, on 05/21/2008, -2/+18Yeah just like we invaded Indonesia after the tsunami...It is really sad that the dictatorship in Myanmar would rather stick it to the US and watch its own people die
- dbre2, on 05/21/2008, -0/+15I'm pretty sure the people that are starving to death aren't the ones making the decision
- inactive, on 05/21/2008, -4/+18Then that makes you both god damn fools.
You really think the US would need some kind of trick to invade Burma? Really? They prolly couldnt even buy 1 stealth bomber with their military budget. - ssawyer06, on 05/21/2008, -0/+14oh please... they don't think we'd invade. the junta wants supplies or money delivered to THEM... not to the delta
- Shawn4168, on 05/21/2008, -0/+13You really don't get it, do you? The people actually affected by the disaster aren't refusing aid. It's the communist government and military that are refusing it.
- delmar14, on 05/21/2008, -0/+13There is no plan to invade Myanmar. Those of you who are blaming the U.S. for this must be insane. The Junta has a pretty solid track record when it comes to suppressing human rights so while the U.S. may be doing some incredibly stupid things throughout the world right now, to blame the county that just wants to help for the fact that Myanmar's government won't let us is pathetic.
- executorzz, on 05/21/2008, -4/+16US didn't invade any countries involved in the tsunami in 2004 or many other countries that receive american aid...This is just some paranoid old men who want to hold power at all costs. Even if it means they have no one left to rule over.
- relic180, on 05/21/2008, -2/+14I know stupid ***** don't really know or care about the difference between Communism and a Military Dictatorship.. but trust me.. there's a difference.
- rblancarte, on 05/21/2008, -2/+14Keep up with your facts. Myanmar doesn't trust ANYONE. They want to put some Oil spin on it, whatever, it means nothing.
The ruling junta don't want direct outside help because then they couldn't raid the supplies first. If the US Military (or any other military) came in with aid, it would be distributed by our troops. We know better than to give the aid to their country, knowing the junta will pick through it and take it away.
Plus if our troops gave the aid, then their people would see the actual level of what has been given, and the jig would be up that the junta are taking aid away from them. There is a reason why aid that has gone in has been re-branded to be from them.
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/inte ...
I get that it is popular to bash the US, but get the facts. - Shawn4168, on 05/21/2008, -4/+14The problem isn't US policy. You can try to pass it off as that, but it ultimately boils down to an irrational, fearful, corrupt government. You can't blame US policy for their government trying to control the media, to keep its own people from knowing about the impending disaster, and from failing to take any sort of humanitarian action itself. And fear of US policy still doesn't explain why they reject aid from dozens of other countries as well.
- claralyn, on 05/21/2008, -2/+12Burma/Myanmar is not communist. It's headed by a military dictatorship. The junta's not communist just because it's committing human rights abuses, though I don't blame misperceptions because 1) it's practically a proxy of China 2) Ne Win headed the disastrous Burmese Way to Socialism.
- serif69, on 05/21/2008, -0/+10Myanmar refused to let the UN distribute aid. What makes you think they'd let an individual country distribute it?
- aladrin, on 05/21/2008, -2/+11Yeah, we probably would. We'd get there and see the 'horrors that communism produces' and create a media campaign, and then decide to stay and help until they get a democracy set up.
Democracy at gunpoint is not democracy! You can't force it on people and have it stick. They have to want it. - tharju, on 05/21/2008, -2/+11Don't be naive. Burmese regime don't trust any Western countries because they are the only countries constantly criticizing for Burmese regime human right abuse records, that include, Britain, France, as well as the rest of the European countries and US. Meanwhile, China, India and the rest of the South East Asian countries are sucking out it natural resources dirt cheap. Burmese ordinary people would like to see US military led by UN to invade Burma (sad but true). They have been living under this oppressive regime for more than four decades and they have nothing to loose and they are desperate for outside intervention. Regardless of how shallow the US and its citizens care for Burmese people, western countries must uphold the moral high ground by criticizing this oppressive regime. After all, the word Democracy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, etc. are invented in the West.
- Sogui, on 05/21/2008, -3/+12"I wouldn't trust us either"
Well at least we make a habit of delivering at least 12 months of rhetoric before invading.
But seriously, you'd have to be pretty out of touch with reality (Diggers and the Junta) if you think that a bunch of ships filled with relief aid are actually going to invade a country.
It's kind of funny that Diggers are more willing to belief the Junta than our own long history of relief efforts. - Shawn4168, on 05/21/2008, -0/+9Neutral countries are offering aid. They're also not being allowed in.
- ender7074, on 05/21/2008, -0/+9May want to check your facts moron. The people that that tinpot dictator offered oil to declined it themselves. It had nothing to do with Bush. Again with the liberal selective memory. But hey, if you think that living in that type of country would be just so peachy, what are you waiting for. I would wager that it would be about a week before you came screaming home.
- RxDaniel, on 05/21/2008, -2/+11We all know how the French like invading other countries. Napoleon, anybody?
- DavidS9, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8They still have their own tribe
- inactive, on 05/21/2008, -0/+8What could I do? I was tired and it felt warm and tingly. Leave me alone.
- fluoro, on 05/21/2008, -5/+13This is why I love digg. One person says, "We do such-and-such" without any basis of reference. And then the best response anyone comes up with is, "No we don't." Again, without any reference.
So the winner is whoever gets dugg up the most, and by definition that is the person who is actually right. - ferrariman60, on 05/21/2008, -4/+11They just want all the supplies for themselves, so that they can control the distribution, and they know that we won't just turn over relief supplies. I mean, *****..... look at Iraq. We clearly aren't capable of a decent invasion. And speaking of Iraq, we're all tied up there. No one to invade with! This isn't because they're afraid of us. Remember, they also wouldn't let the UN in at first. This is because we would want to be in control of where the supplies go, to ensure that needy people actually get it. Rather than just go to the Junta.
- StGhurka, on 05/21/2008, -1/+8@meeee
"Actually, Norway seems to win per capita aid:"
Norway is also a much wealthier country, with a per capita GDP almost twice as high as the US - #2 in the world behind Luxembourg (who's #3 on the per capita foreign aid list).
Also, your statistics are from 2002. While 2007 data is still shameful, it IS better. - JESUSREAM, on 05/21/2008, -9/+16their a bunch of idiots. our foreign policy sucks. but we do actually help people from time to time. if they dont want help, too bad.
- MasterGrief, on 05/21/2008, -0/+7Heh, source?
- legendxx, on 05/21/2008, -3/+10Bullseye
- DiggWalker, on 05/21/2008, -4/+11I live in LA. One time I saw a lady who OD'd and puked all over a bum. He didn't move or wipe it off, he just sat there and stared at me. This is the last time I ever took the public transportation in LA.
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