I want to be very clear that we see this visit as building on the progress that the Burmese government has made.
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On-the-Record Conference Call by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes. NSC Senior Director for Asia Danny Russel
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I think that approach is a smart, measured approach, designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.
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