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Obama: Historic Myanmar visit is sign of progress
Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, second right, arrive for an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
BANGKOK (AP) — On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar,President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a long-isolated nation still easing its way toward democracy.
"This is not an endorsement of the government," Obama said Sunday in Thailand as he opened a three-county dash through Asia. "This is an acknowledgement that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw."
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-historic-myanmar-visit-sign-progress-174032565.html
Peace In,
... Mr. Obama, the diplomat... and leader of the Free World.
China's rise is also at play in Myanmar, which long has aligned itself with Beijing. But some in Myanmar fear that China is taking advantage of its wealth of natural resources, so the country is looking for other partners to help build its nascent economy.
Obama: Historic Myanmar visit is sign of progress
Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - U.S. President Barack Obama, second left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, second right, arrive for an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
BANGKOK (AP) — On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar,President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a long-isolated nation still easing its way toward democracy.
"This is not an endorsement of the government," Obama said Sunday in Thailand as he opened a three-county dash through Asia. "This is an acknowledgement that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw."
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-historic-myanmar-visit-sign-progress-174032565.html
Peace In,