Ros-Lehtinen Questions Clinton Visit to Burma

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, is concerned about the message Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is sending by meeting with the oppressive regime in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.

I am concerned that the visit of the secretary of state sends the wrong signal to the Burmese military thugs," said Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to MSNBC.

"Secretary Clinton's visit represents a monumental overture to an outlaw regime whose DNA remains fundamentally brutal," Ros-Lethinen added.

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The U.S. has offered to lift its sanctions on the nation, which include a ban on new investments by U.S. firms, if the nation reforms its human rights stances by releasing political prisoners, ending ethnic conflicts, and halting trade with North Korea.

Clinton is the first American secretary of state to visit the nation in a half century.

I come with a great deal of interest and awareness of what is happening, Clinton saidduring a Press Availability in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma, according to the secretary of state website.

And on behalf of my country and President Obama, I came to assess whether the time is right for a new chapter in our shared history.

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