That's what it looks like. The existing model obviously was not having any impact though forcing change looks impossible there and moderating sounds extremely difficult. The Guardian:
The first visit to Burma by a senior US official for more than a decade has triggered speculation that the Obama administration will attempt to steer the regime towards a new era of engagement.
Jim Webb, a Democratic senator from Virginia, arrived in Burma this afternoon, days after the country's junta sentenced the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to 18 months' house arrest.
Webb, who served in the Reagan administration but is now considered a close ally of Barack Obama, is expected to meet the country's leader, Senior General Than Shwe, in the country's remote capital Naypyidaw, tomorrow.
