New York Times
Date: May 7, 2008
"Helping the people of Myanmar is the immediate task. In time, the world can redouble its effort to free Myanmar from the great disaster of the junta itself." This article talks about the devastation that took place Myanmar, which was a a 12-foot wall of water. It swept away entire villages, left the coastal plain under water, thousands of people dead, missing or homeless and much of the capital city of Yangon without electricity or water. Myanmar has been ruled under military dictatorship for 46 years and they are scared to say that because this devastation has occurred, that they might need to bring in politics. President Bush has already given them $3.25 million and said that the United States is ready to do much more. "Helping the people of Myanmar is the immediate task. In time, the world can redouble its effort to free Myanmar from the great disaster of the junta itself. "
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