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Time Magazine asks, Is it Time to Invade Myanmar?<\/a> With reports of up to 100,000 people dead, and no signs of relief from the after effects of the cyclone, the humanitarian crisis is unraveling. Meanwhile, the government is blocking aid because of fear of letting foreign entities in. “If we let them get away with murder we may set a very dangerous precedent,”<\/p>\n


\nsays Jan Egeland, the former U.N. emergency relief coordinator.
\nIs it time for relief agencies, supported by the US government and its allies, to invade the territory and drop shipments of food and supplies?
\n“You have to think it through \u2014 do you want to secure an area of the country by military force? What kinds of potential security risks would that create?” says Egelend. “I can’t imagine any humanitarian organization wanting to shoot their way in with food.”
\nWhat about China? With a closer relationship to the ruling junta, can they push the government to come up with a solution. And, will the US and aid agencies be willing to give up their “control” for the good of these people who are dying…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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