Ethnic key to US role in Myanmar

Ethnic key to US role in Myanmar
By Tim Heinemann

October 10, 2012

http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/NJ10Ae01.html

After dubious performances in post-war Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States now has the opportunity to demonstrate in Myanmar what has been learned at a great price in both these countries. All three countries share one distinct feature: they are highly diverse ethnic societies that demand their ethnicity be both valued and balanced.