Again returning to the point, are you saying that Panetta's offer is an effort to persuade the Myanmar military to change to a mindset more compatible with American desires? If so we agree... in fact that's pretty much what I already said: Panetta is holding out a little possible carrot as an inducement to continue the reform process. Nothing covert or sinister about it, the US has made no secret of its desire to see that reform process continue and accelerate.