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Originally Posted by spinoza
The planes would get shot down by anti-aircraft guns, and anyway the RN or USN wouldn't get close enough to the Burmese coast without being warned away by the Chinese or Indian navies. Not to mention that it's largely pointless unless you really do plan to invade.
Same reason why there haven't been food aid / medicine drops on Zimbabwe. It's illegal, and it doesn't accomplish a great deal without a follow up plan.
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The Indians are going to fire on a British or American ship attempting to deliver aid to the Burmese, surely?
And nor would even the Chinese when it came down to it IMO, they'd e able to see what was going on and the numbers and eqiupment invovled.
There are something like 17,000 Red Cross volunteers in Burma and local staff for small NGOs, it is not as if there is nobody onthe ground to facilitate matter at all.
Though like Team Brian GB has said, itis so frustrating, the near impotence of the foreign policy of so many nations these days.
It has been what, 9 days now? Many areas will still be completely isolated from help, you can imagine the damage that has already been done with this neglect that has been forced upon us. Water-borne diseases must be rife.
What do you then propose spinoza, that we sit here doing pretty much nothing? Simply sending in reconnaissance teams?