[KantianBurke]

Odd. Burma's been under a dictatorship for almost 40 odd years and last time I checked hasn't caused us any harm. Nor is there any evidence that's been posted that claims they have ties to terrorists. Care to explain why we should involve ourselves in that armpit of a country a bit more clearly?

Nice try at a smear btw. How about you stay on topic instead of introducing wacky fallacies and generalizations?

[Cachelot]

Burma's been under a dictatorship for almost 40 odd years and last time I checked hasn't caused us any harm.

Of course they haven't. At least as far as we know :).

That's hardly the point, though. There's still a threat - and their neighbours are feeling the point of the knife quite acutely. Burma is currently streaming muslims into Bangladesh, and things seem to be approaching a snapping point. More, Burma has been in transition from British colony to Military "Socialist" regime to something that seeems to be tipping more and more islamic and is to some degree in turmoil.

How about you stay on topic

How about you answering the question? Or will I find the answer if I go over and read LibertyForum?