Politics

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President Obama (right) tours the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 19, 2012. In a historic trip to a long shunned land, Obama showered praise and promises of more U.S. help to Myanmar if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left in foreground) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi sit together before President Obama speaks Nov. 19, 2012, at University of Yangon in Yangon, Myanmar. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves as he embraces Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Nov. 19, 2012, after addressing the media at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar. Obama, who touched down that morning, became the first U.S. president to visit the Asian nation also known as Burma. (Associated Press)

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Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

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Islamic preacher Maath al-Khatib poses for a photo after being elected president of the newly formed Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, created after the Syrian National Council (SNC) agreed to the new group, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands after speaking to the media at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Obama who touched down Monday morning, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the Asian nation also known as Burma, said his historic visit to Myanmar marks the next step in a new chapter between the two countries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend a ceremony of the signing of agreements between the two countries in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Karzai was meeting with Indian leaders Monday in a bid to woo investment to his war-torn country and boost security before a planned drawdown of NATO troops in 2014. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)