The Costs of failing to Prevent Ano

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The Costs of failing to Prevent Another Uprising
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Since the 1988 uprising, the government of Myanmar has been reconstructing
the nation's economy in vain with sanctions imposed by the nations that
should be major business partners.The priceof disregarding the people's will
and demand for the installation of a democratic governmentis economic
hardship.Myanmar has been a clear example that demonstrates political
reforms are indispensable to make progress in the nation's economy.

Academic institutions have been suspended and as a result the students have
become drug-addicts and hooligans who can contribute nothing to
society.Nations imposed sanctions on Myanmar and as a result hard currency
has become a rare antique for the nation.The international efforts to
resolve the tense political situation in Myanmar have failed. The most
recent one was SPDC's rejection of the UM proposal to receive an envoy in
Myanmar.

Although today peace between all states prevail, another deadly conflict is
likely to occur provided that the talks between NLD and SPDC fail. Of course
it is an auspicious sign that at last NLD has accepted to have talks with
SPDC. Another uprising would cost SPDC tighter sanctions and worsened
economic hardship and SPDC woulkd lose face on the world's political stage.
It would cost the nation innocent blood. Impeccable people would die while
selfish politicians abroad watch the bloodshed and hail the event afterwards.

Peace talks with NLD would produce a calm and peaceful domestic and
international climate that will make nations ponder about the sanctions that
must be lifted later.That surely will pave the way for economic stability
and later to progress.

Since 1945 approximately 200 internal conflicts have produced an estimated
45 million deaths, 90 % of them among civilians. Myanmar was on that list.
Beyond the loss of life, the conflict such as the 1988 uprising devours
scarce foreign assistance resources abd the economic hardship is adding to
the rolls of the world's poor.

In the absence of peace, poverty is certain to spread ubiquitously.This
applies  to the case in Myanmar.SPDC and NLD should no longer give
priorities to personal interests over the talks but ought to try to resolve
the overdue issue with mutual understanding and good will for the future of
the nation.

By  Julien Moe