Pragmatism on Burma

Nicholas Kristof had a column on Burma a few days ago. He elaborates at his blog:

I’m sure plenty of readers who follow Burma are going to be horrified by my opposition to general sanctions, such as those on the garment industry. My feeling is that those have just made life worse for ordinary citizens, and that isolation simply strengthens the regime. Instead, I’d like to see targeted financial sanctions on people close to the leadership and, especially, a big push to curb arms sales to Burma, and to embarrass those who do sell weapons to the Burmese regime.