Where are the monks?
Some monks have been reported crossing the border out of the country. Douglas Chalmers said: “Will turn out much better than S.Africa in the long term…..” Your an optimist Douglas. But don’t forget military leadership have been powerful throughout Burma’s history. Once a nation becomes democratic and then retains or rebuilds a military force (which Burma would because of its endless diversity of groups and threats) look how quickly that military can just come back into power anytime it wants to. Look at Pakistan, Thailand and also now Bangladesh. There will also always be civilians who will collaborate with military and many people even prefered the military to take over in Thailand and Bangladesh because of “corruption”. In Burma the US government helped with $50 000 000 to help the winning party win the original election that everyone keeps refering back to. Considering how much that was at the time and considering in any country getting money from overseas to support your party is i
