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Originally Posted by Ivan Viehoff
Whilst certainly Myanmar deserves better government, can you imagine what kind of appalling crisis would be set off by an intervention?
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If one weren't careful, that would be called WWIII. Intervention is the stickiest thing for any country to do, and the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
For example, who decides when a country gets interventioned? The UN? Cant by its own rules. The US? Kinda busy with the last intervention. Russia? The have a long habit of not leaving after they show up. The EU? Them and what army? (no offence)
Then, what about other places like the one that is getting interventioned? Going after Burma may cause North Korea to decide they have nothing to lose. Half a dozen African countries might end up thinking they were in the same boat and start snipping off bits of neighbors. Then there are the Chinese and Russians. If one of them were to decide they didnt like the way the wind was blowing, they each have big armies and nukes to play with.
Hence the WWIII reference above.
In a perfect world, yes, the thugs in Burma would get tossed. Only problem is, we dont live in a perfect world