"After the violent events of May 30, the US and regional allies need a new approach to Burma... With the apparent military success of the US-led invasion of Iraq, international politics has fundamentally changed. The US has firmly established its global hegemony. It has no rival. Like it or not, the US now has a strong message it can deliver to any state in the world: "You?re next." No pressing crisis in the world today can be effectively resolved without the active involvement of the US, unless the concerned parties have both the will and capacity to settle their differences. Burma is one case where such will is lacking..."