由于缅甸的将军们在公开场合几乎总是缄口不言，因此很难看出他们为何会容许把登盛推上权力宝座的选举发生，也很难解释为什么他们愿意与被长期镇压的反对派展开对话。
Because Burma’s generals say almost nothing in public, it is difficult to fathom why they allowed elections that elevated Thein Sein to power, or to explain their willingness to embrace dialogue with the long-suppressed opposition.