We’re all still reeling from the news that a cyclone hit Burma last week and has killed over 31,000 people so far, with estimates running as high as 100,000, and displacing over a million and a half people. If you want to give, Food for the Hungry has already partnered with KPXQ, and you can call them at 1-888-356-7700 or click here to donate online. But some people have been suggesting something far more drastic. With the military leaders of the country dragging their feet on allowing aid (Food for the Hungry is already there), calls have come for an invasion of Myanmar as a humanitarian cause. Given that there is no strategic importance to this country for the U.S. but a tremendous crisis to be averted in human terms, should we persuade the U.N. to invade? Should the U.S. do so on its own if the world won’t?
Links:
Myanmar by Wikipedia
Cyclone Nargis by Wikipedia
Time to invade Burma? by Time.com
Should Myanmar be invaded? by Aerospace & Defense News
Should the U.N. invade Myanmar? by Gather.com
U.N. frustration grows at aid problems by Reuters
Supplies getting through but logistics difficult by Alertnet.com
The case for invading Myanmar by Asia Times
Problem with dictators and disasters by Asia Times
1/3 of Burmese get needed relief by Bangkok Post
Aid reaches 300,000; Appeal seeks more funding by ReliefWeb
Myanmar cyclone updates by ReliefWeb
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