in gratitude for killing Muslims back home

"It's just one element of the surprisingly rapid expansion of economic, political and even military ties between the United States and Burma in recent months after more than two decades of estrangement. The thaw will be on display again when Burma's president, Thein Sein, visits the White House on Monday — the kind of event that would have been unimaginable even a year ago. The former general, who took power in a transition to civilian government in 2011 and has ushered in a wave of political and economic reforms, is also scheduled to be the featured guest at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event."