Tars
05-16-2008, 10:28 AM
The current catastrophe in Burma (aka Myanmar) is a situation which would be a great opportunity to start establishing a new direction for U.S. military intervention. Not the archaic style of intervention, where a U.S. "cowboy" prez sends troops in, topples the local gov't, and then goes about establishing U.S. corporate hegemony.
Instead a U.S. military intervention should take the form of the Berlin airlift. Currently, an illegal Burmese gov't is keeping humanitarian supplies from its own citizens, who are dying by the thousands for the lack. A truly courageous U.S. Prez would push through a delivery system of humanitarian supplies, delivered by airdrop and/or temporary airfields in Burma. The Myanmar dictator would be informed that any attempt to interrupt the airlift would be dealt with harshly in short order. There would also be an accompanying offer to work with and support the myanmar military if it so chose to take over the deliveries. The U.S. would set up no bases in the country, and would use military force only in direct accompaniment to supplies delivery. No "mission creep" allowed. As soon as the local gov't showed that it was dealing with the situation, the U.S. forces would be gone.
Instead a U.S. military intervention should take the form of the Berlin airlift. Currently, an illegal Burmese gov't is keeping humanitarian supplies from its own citizens, who are dying by the thousands for the lack. A truly courageous U.S. Prez would push through a delivery system of humanitarian supplies, delivered by airdrop and/or temporary airfields in Burma. The Myanmar dictator would be informed that any attempt to interrupt the airlift would be dealt with harshly in short order. There would also be an accompanying offer to work with and support the myanmar military if it so chose to take over the deliveries. The U.S. would set up no bases in the country, and would use military force only in direct accompaniment to supplies delivery. No "mission creep" allowed. As soon as the local gov't showed that it was dealing with the situation, the U.S. forces would be gone.