An Appeal? How Quaint ...

So apparently, the Western "powers" issued an appeal at the World Economic Forum in Davos in an attempt to pressure the Burmese regime to achieve even modest targets such as freeing political prisoners, forget achieving actual change.

I think the word pathetic is an understatement ...

Platitudes are one thing, but the West is clearly not willing to take the strong steps that are required such as boycotting the 2008 Beijing Olympics and installing and tightening existing arms embargoes on China, India, Thailand and other nations that back the Burmese regime.

Instead, we Western "powers" issue appeals ...

Yeah, that's going to work!