Ironically. in the case of defining repression. every official I spoke with suggested sanction would be invoked if SLORC took action similar to the May offensiveI might add. no one actually believed SLORC would be so ruthless to repeat so sweeping and offensive an attack on peaceful democratic activists. Mr. President. in the past this administration has issued ultimatums to SLORC. In 1994. Tom Hubbard. then Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Asian Affairs traveled to Rangoon and warned SLORC that if we did not see improvements in human rights. democracy. and drug trafficking. the United States would take appropriate punitive action. SLORC immediately challenged the demarche and launched a massive military attack against ethnic groups generating more than 80.000 refugees. Attacks in the countryside were matched by rounding up democracy advocates in Rangoon. Americas response?
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