The world would soon forget?

“The lesson so far is that sanctions alone are not enough,” said Michael Green, an expert on Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “They must be part of a larger strategy, and it’s not clear yet that the United States or the international community is prepared to put that effort into the diplomatic side.”

He added: “There is always the danger that the indignation you see could fade. The junta may have calculated that this is like pulling a scab off. A brief pain, but the world would soon forget.”
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Already China has said it considers the protests in Myanmar an internal affair, and it insisted on muting the language of a United Nations Security Council resolution last week that “strongly deplores” the crackdown.
Although China has joined international criticism of the violence, a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing told reporters last week, “Sanctions or pressure will not help to solve the issue in Myanmar.”
India, which has dropped its condemnation of Myanmar in favor of economic competition there with China, sent its strongest signal not through words but through actions. At the height of the protests, India’s oil minister traveled to Myanmar to sign a deal to explore for offshore gas.
Myanmar’s neighbors in Southeast Asia, who have been abandoning their policy of “non-interference” in favor of strong words, issued a statement saying they were repulsed and appalled by the use of violence against demonstrators. But none has made a move to cut back on extensive economic ties with Myanmar.
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Excerpts from U.N. Envoy Says Myanmar Must Halt Arrests

In other Burma news: Rolls-Royce Pull Out of Burma

“We welcome the fact that Rolls-Royce have finally done the decent thing, and cut their ties with this brutal regime,” said Myo Thein, Campaigns Officer at Burma Campaign UK. “Companies should not be helping to fund a regime that slaughters its own population. We call on companies such as Total Oil, Chevron, Daewoo, Orient Express and Hutchison Whampoa, owners of 3 Mobile, to follow their example.”Rolls-Royce featured on the ‘Dirty List’ of companies directly or indirectly funding the regime in Burma. The full list can be viewed at: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list.php Rolls Royce have now been removed from the list.

Breaking News UPDATE via Edgar: CHOKEPOINT!The Geopolitical Stakes of the Saffron Revolution
Still not sure what to make of this perspective.