I don't take a back seat to you or anybody else when it comes to aspiring for democratic governments in that part of the...
I am not sanguine about early progress, but what has been done in the past months and this hearing itself are important ...
I was disappointed by your hearing yesterday, which I saw as rather one-sided.
The Burmese military regime has attempted to silence our voices, and this hearing would have presented a strong opportun...
And this is one of my points with respect to the involvement that I've had over the years in Vietnam.
I agree with Professor Steinberg that some kind of federalism is the only possible solution.
We should also negotiate with the Burmese on the basis that their primary national goal of the unity of the Union is a s...
I favor lifting all economic sanctions, but I also favor more robust efforts to press for economic and related governanc...
I'll look forward to continuing that dialogue here on the subcommittee, as well.
I think there is a view that some of the problems--in fact, a substantial component of the problems that Burma faces eco...
I think the most important thing in thinking about 2010 is not thinking about this as necessarily a first step toward--i...
The new constitution will provide military control, as Dr. Williams has said, over the society.
the major contributor to the openness that we have seen--however imperfect--in Vietnam was lifting the trade embargo.
the United States has no military ambitions or objectives of any kind inside the country.
What is the view of the administration with respect to the elections process, the constitution, and the potential timing...
The administration unequivocally supports the initiation of a credible dialogue among the regime, the democratic opposit...
The goal of our government... ought to be to try and take this document, move it from fraud into transition.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this hearing on a subject that is so important to the American public...
