Invade Burma?

Rod Dreher says no, Andrew Sullivan says yes, and Rich Lowry’s source explains why it’ll never happen.

Gotta say: I’m with Rod on this one. Somalia was a giant CF, and anyone who doesn’t remember that fact needs to watch Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down immediately.* If the UN decides to lead some sort of expeditionary force, fine–let the blue helmets do their thing, and the U.S. military should provide whatever logistical support they request (short of troops). But there’s a limited amount of good a unilateral U.S. invasion of Burma could do, short of overthrowing the junta and occupying the country indefinitely. And I don’t think the United States has the stomach for any more nation-building.

*Just curious: Does anyone else get intensely angry when they watch that movie? The behavior of the Somalis and the ineptitude of the UN commanders both infuriate me to no end.