On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
By placing sanctions against Burma's regime, the U.S. proves its seriousness about national reconciliation and democratization in Burma.
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
U.S. sanctions signal commitment to democracy in Burma.
Share
More from Jim Webb
Jul 31, 2012
If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.
Jul 11, 2012
the rigid nature of the administrative recognition process has been a source of delay, frustration and a lingering sense of unfairness.
Jul 31, 2012
If we stand for anything as a country, then we would have an obligation to declare those sorts of acts of a magnitude that we would not recognize the validity of that government.
Dec 6, 2012
We have had a lot of discussion over the last 6 years about the so-called pivot to Asia. I will say as someone who has spent a great deal of time in and out of east Asia that this pivot was heavily influenced by the actions, again, taken…
Other voices in this conversation
