Because attacking a government allied with the Chinese wouldn't start WW III at all.
Do you DailyKos people even attempt rational thought before spewing out nonsense? Even if we weren't in Iraq I highly doubt this country would have the political will to invade a
Southeast Asian nation with which we had
no previous strong ties for the sole purpose of
spreading democracy. Sound like any major foreign policy mistake we've made before? Bush may have been able to pull the wool over the country's eyes on Iraq but I highly doubt he'd be able to convince anyone that a virtual replay of the Vietnam War was a good idea. Plus as I mentioned earlier, its best not to go around bombing the allies of a nation with the
largest army in the world unless you absolutely have to.
Now before you go jumping down my throat please know that I'm not trying to excuse the horrendous human rights violations currently going on in Burma. It's a terrible situation and I don't condone the government's actions in any way. However, as demonstrated by the current mess we're in, you can't just go around the world playing the freedom fighter without any regard for the reaction your actions might provoke in neighboring countries. Its bad foreign policy.
