Given the events of the past week, it is not unreasonable to think that someday soon -- once Burma's democratic transition is complete-- Aung San Suu Kyi may become President of her country.
Parties aligned with Burma's military junta will claim victory in a sham election. So will the election portend more misery for the long suffering Burmese people? Maybe. But maybe not.
Ban Ki Moon embarks on a swing through South east Asia, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China. He will face stiff resistance to a U.S. proposal for a commission of inquiry for rights abuses in Burma.
I just emerged from a press briefing with Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs and Jeffrey Bader from the National Security Council. Campbell encouraged the assembled press to ask about the contents of the numerous bi-lateral meetings held between President Obama and heads of state this week, so I took the opportunity to ask whether or not issues surrounding Myanmar/Burma were discussed at all during the meeting between Obama and Hu.
