Uh oh.  There is a throw-down happening between between Bubba Clinton and all other politicians and ambassadors.  Sen. Webb, a decorated veteran, went to Burma and freed an idiotic American.  (If he was a US government operative, then we should save him.)

More importantly he spoke to Suu Kyi who is the democratically elected leader of Burma and has been prevented from governing by the oppressive military regime.  Ok, a publicity stunt for the military regime.

Americans have many freedoms.  One is to be as stupid as you want.  But don’t expect the government to intercede when you swim into Burma to see Suu Kyi who was already under house arrest and ruled by an oppressive regime.  All this American did was cause more problems for Suu Kyi and our government. The US government shouldn’t use its diplomatic capital to help this stupid guy whose only goal was a “scoop” and the fame it would bring him.  I think Sen. Webb was wrong.

Stupidity at this level should be a felony.

updated 27 minutes ago — Associated Press

YANGON, Myanmar – U.S. Sen. Jim Webb won the release Saturday of an American prisoner convicted in Myanmar and sentenced to seven years in prison for swimming secretly to the residence of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the senator’s office said.

During his visit to Myanmar — the first by a member of the U.S. Congress in more than a decade — the senator also secured a rare visit with Suu Kyi, who was convicted along with Yettaw and sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest.