Philip D. Murphy

We would like to see more champions, more vocal voices for the Rohingya and other repressed populations.

The terrible treatment of the Rohingya is a real Achilles heel for this country and its transition.

Today's hearing illuminates the fragility of this democratic transition.

I just do not understand. I still do not understand to this day how we think somehow we are better off having done that.

We would hope as a member of the Security Council, China could join us in recognizing the military's disproportionate response has exacerbated these problems.

This current crisis is appalling. It is sad. It is outrageous.

There is no reason to discount the credible reporting that such abuses have taken place.

Although the crisis persists, our engagement is yielding some results.

My frustration does not begin with crisis. It began 20 years ago when I first visited northern Rakhine State.

Human dignity is a real important aspect to this crisis.

We do not want to behave now in a way that reverts Burma back to military rule.

I would just urge us to understand that sanctions are much preferred than using military, and in many cases, they have allowed us to get results without the use of our military.