US Deports Myanmar Refugees Even as Biden Courts Military Junta
The irony is thick enough to cut with a spoon: the U.S. government, under Trump, moved to deport refugees fleeing what it calls a 'war-torn' Myanmar. Fast forward, and the Biden administration, after loudly condemning the 2021 coup, is now quietly courting the very same military junta. Why the sudden shift? Myanmar sits on an estimated 10 billion barrels of oil, vast natural gas reserves, and is a
strategic gateway in the Indo-Pacific. Suddenly, human rights abuses become 'complex internal affairs' when Western corporations eye those sweet, sweet resources. This isn't about protecting people; it's about protecting profit margins and geopolitical chess moves. So, while CBS laments the fate of 4,000 refugees, they conveniently sidestep the current administration's diplomatic dance with the
oppressors. One might wonder if the U.S. cares more about access to Burmese oil fields than the Burmese people themselves. When will mainstream media connect these dots instead of just presenting isolated, sanitized snippets?