April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Myanmar’s parliamentary election, in
which Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her National League
for Democracy party won seats, has led to a renewed push among
Western nations to relax sanctions against the regime.
That would be a serious mistake. The election, involving a
relative handful of seats in a powerless Parliament, was little
more than a bone thrown by the Burmese government to the
opposition and the international community. It was also a
distraction, allowing the regime to continue business as usual
across the country.
