Myanmar is far from the democracy Obama wants it to be

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When President Barack Obama visited Myanmar in 2012, the first time a sitting United States president had been to the country, he had hope and change on his mind again.

After roughly half a century of dictatorial rule, Myanmar, also known as Burma, seemed ready for a sudden democratic transformation. The government began to lessen media censorship, release political prisoners and soften security force crackdowns, and it said the nation would hold general elections in 2015. Two years later, Obama is making his second trip there as part of an eight-day tour through Asia, and Myanmar is far from a shining example of democracy Read more...

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