United States Senator Mitch McConnell addresses reporters following a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi at her residence in Yangon on January 16, 2012. (AFP)

Myanmar’s salvation will not come from Washington

New legislation from the United States ostensibly aimed at putting pressure on the junta is strong in rhetoric but offers few effective tools to support the democratic opposition.

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