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"When US officials tell the regime they must include the opposition in credible, free and fair elections, they are missing the key point, "said John Dale, a Myanmar expert at George Mason University.
"For a long time, the opposition has been organizing a boycott of the election and that's exactly what the regime is trying to overcome -- they want as much participation as possible, he said. "
"The longer the United States engages in dialogue about international monitoring of free and fair elections, the more likely it is that we end up lending legitimacy to the election process itself, he said. "
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