The death toll is officially 22,000 but people are expecting it to climb to 100,000.
The US military is still not allowed in to help. Quoting Financial Times dot com,
“Only three people in the whole country can make decisions, one of whom is the senior general’s astrologer,” one foreign aid worker said."
That is sad. How much you want to bet that America's enemies will spin this in their favor.
Why is the military not allowed to help?
“The Burmese military is concerned about white faces...seeing what they’re doing,” said Aung Naing Oo, a Burmese political analyst exiled to Thailand."
and
"The (Burmese) regime had given clearance for a small four-member team of UN workers from Asian countries to enter Burma to assess the situation. But a fifth UN worker from a western country was denied permission to enter the country."
Well, darn, I have have to give them credit for sticking by their guns. usually when someone does not trust the US, they will let us in the minute things get ugly. Burma is keeping us out throughout the worst disaster in recent memory.
I do pray for all those who are suffering in Myanmar. May God give you peace.
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