The most efficent army

During a hiking trip(another story) I was talking to my friend, a Burmese, about the conditions back home. I am always interested in the lives of people in other countries and I like to ask basic and silly questions like "do you guys have traffic lights" or "what do you eat for breakfast".

During the course of our conversation, I discovered that the whole country is run by the military. They have their own cabinet, their own departments and their own state run companies. The burmese army is multi-talented.

They can control agriculture, telecommunications, the banking system, the health and education system and about everything else in the country.

They can also deal with naughty people well. Trials don't run for ages-ages like they do in many countries. Almost all trials are short and sweet, almost like formalities.

The army is running the country on its own and it must be an uphill task,since they are facing economic sanctions. Their health care system is not bad, basic but providing pretty much all the medical needs of the population. There are many well trained burmese doctors working in our country and they can attest to that.

They had one major problem in 1990, when they lost the elections. They dealt with the problem in a novel and original way, they didn't hand over power and the head of the coalition that won is still under house arrest.

I just wonder whether all in the ruling party are of one mind, or do they have their own internal power struggles and strife's? Who inherits the position of the head of state and how is the selection process?

We are an open democratic country. But do we have our pride intact? We and pretty much
every other small nation have to face human rights accusations from the mighty and oh-so morally superior US. They got very angry when one of our politicians was subjected to a police investigations.

We so very spoilt and dependant on their buying power to keep us comfortable. I am not saying and over authoritative government is good, but sometimes I think our government lacks a strong backbone.

Soft parents breed rude spoilt children.