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Yeah it stinks. Problem with Burma is that the junta is on China’s border and is friendly with them so the West has zero leverage. On the other hand, it certainly won’t help the junta’s reputation.

Oh, that was just frustration talking. In all honesty I don’t think there are many good options. Though I would dispute that it’s not America’s problem: contesting China’s influence there is important to our interests, same as them leaning on Taiwan or the Philippines. The Chinese don’t give a...

Honestly, at that point just pull a Clinton and launch a bunch of air and missile strikes if you want to take action. Burma has maybe 6-12 Su-30s and I think another 6-12 JF-17s; the rest are a combination of MiG-29s, MiG-21s*, and MiG-19s* for crying out loud. If the USN and USAF are incapable...

Oh I get that, but still, they’re way past their sell-by dste My guess is some sanctions and a lot of hot air. Biden’s one who generally shies away from military action even when they should be send it (see the Bin Laden raid for example). Granted he might be dumb enough to blunder into a war...

I had to look it up because I know 1962 was one; 1988 was the other I found out. Also, Thailand is ‘only’ #3 with 21. Haiti actually holds the record with 27, then Iran with 25. It’s really sad that I missed that Burma actually had elections. OTOH there was a lot going on here, so...meh. If...