US/ASEAN: Diplomatic debacle hurts US regional ties

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  • No APEC fallback option
  • Imperfect compromise
  • ASEAN-member objections
  • Singapore loses face
  • Strained regional relationships
  • Toll on Thailand
  • Important missed opportunity
  • Pharmaceutical licensing issue
  • Renewed Thai overtures
  • Bush administration rationale
  • Poor regional reception?
  • Lack of 'substantive' diplomacy
  • Burmese headaches

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