Humanitarian crisis worsens as fighting in Myanmars civil war ramps up
Jonathan Head:
I can't see it, John, at the moment, because you've got to try and get inside the mindset of these generals who launched this coup, they obviously miscalculated catastrophically. They never saw this incredible popular resistance.
But they do see themselves and they talk about it this way. Still, as the core institution, the country is the essential institution, they think they have a right to do what they've done. They're very embattled. They've committed dreadful crimes against humanity.
I think for the leaders, they must be thinking either we're going to be torn to pieces by the population, or we'll end up at an international war crimes court. So, it's almost like they've got nowhere to go. They are not talking to anyone, there's literally no dialogue.
I mean, I think there should be a diplomatic way out, because the human suffering is immense inside there. And it's going to get worse. But you know, U.S. influence is not that big in this region anymore. European influence isn't that big. And the other countries are kind of pursuing their own interests.
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