Acts of genocide, to borrow a term of art created by the Clinton administration, may be occurring in Myanmar. I find the continuing usage of this terminology disheartening. Genocide is genocide. Wirathu, a Buddhist monk, has recently emerged from a year long gag order. In his first sermon after the gag order was lifted, Wirathu, referring to himself in the third person said, "If Wirathu creates conflict, Mandalay would become ash." Sounds like a threat to me.
Tillerson, on an official trip to Kenya has fallen ill. It has been unseasonably wet in Kenya these last few weeks. Or perhaps the North Korean breakthrough has left him exhausted.
China is claiming the American breakthrough on North Korea is their doing. Hardly. In fact, I suspect China must be anxious, pondering what will happen after Kim and Trump conclude their chinwag. Going forward, we have to realize that China's interests and our own are not perfectly aligned. I know it's a ludicrous thought, but imagine if this is Trump's Nixon moment. If he opened up North Korea, if we poured in a massive investment package. China would be less than pleased.
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