Suu Kyi officially barred from Myanmar election

This is such a joke it could make you cry. If the junta wins the 'election' they'll declare it lawful and democratic, but if they somehow lost again (don't see how they could as there don't seem to be any opponents), I'm sure they would just ignore the results then, too.

I agree with smith.

So Smith do you think there should be a regime change? What are we going to do about this? Should the UN or the US get involved? Or do we leave Myanmar to do as they please within their own borders?

Though regime change is needed, there are three reasons not to force it.

One, it's a slap in the face to everything Suu Kyi has sacrificed for. She does not want any violence.

Two, joining the military is one of the only means young men have to support their families. Attacking the junta would destroy thousands of innocent families.

Three, and most important, Burma is a country of many competing ethnic factions. A swift and violent removal of the junta could lead to something worse than Iraq.

I expect that, since China supports the status quo, that is what is going to happen.

Myanmar has lots of oil, so lets not be too hasty now.

Mikehuntez: I'll tell you, if I ever did think about regime change it would be for a place like Myanmar, and to help the people (not for oil). Still, I would say no, and I believe moonbeams answered the question well enough. I agree first and foremost that, let's say, going in and wiping out the Junta then saying, "Here you go, Suu Kyi" would mean absolutely nothing. You would have obtained power of the nation by the same means as the junta controls it, and killed a lot of people as they do.

No... it's going to take a long time to get that country in order.

If the US truly cares about regime change for people suffering under crazy dictatorship, it would free these people. Unlike other regimes, the US military could easily defeat the Myanmar military.

Okay, lost lostrune2, you have wiped out the junta. The junta was at war with 9 different ethnic groups. Most have signed peace treaties. What do you do if chaos breaks out with doing groups vying for power. These groups have been militarized for decades.

Suu Kyi wants this done peacefully. We must respect that.

If the US can do it in Iraq, they can do it anywhere.