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PBS NewsHour | With Obama's Visit, Myanmar Looks Towards Greater Democracy | PBS

Duration: 08:11
Program: PBS NewsHour #10500
Broadcast Date: Nov. 19, 2012

President Obama's trip is the first time that a U.S. president has visited Myanmar. Ray Suarez talks to retired foreign service officer Priscilla Clapp and Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski for analysis on whether reforms are aggressive enough to establish a strong democracy and reduce ethnic conflict in Myanmar.

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Post Date: November 19, 2012