Isn't John Kerry staying at a hotel owned by terrorists in Burma doing business with terrorists?

"We've been very clear how strongly we feel about the values that underpin our sanctions towards Burma.  They were raised repeatedly with Burmese officials, the notion that we need to take steps to reform, because eventually obviously we want them to take steps so we can remove sanctions. And they have made some progress.  This in no way changes how deeply we care about the things that made these sanctions needed in the first place. And I don't think staying at a hotel, that itself is not sanctioned in any way changes that.  I really don't."

"Because when the Secretary of State and President Obama sit in Burma with Burmese leaders directly to their face and say 'You need to do more to reform' I think that makes the case much more clearly than where the Secretary sleeps when he arrives there."

"But when he stays at the hotel after that meetings, it sort of sends a 'wink-wink' to that -- not at all -- government that yeah -- not at all -- well -- not at all. We can agree to disagree on this, Eloise, and I think we have probably exhausted this topic."

NOTE: The President was not in Burma on the trip. He is mentioned by Harf only as a way of shutting down the discussion.

See also: John Kerry checks into hotel in Burma that is blacklisted by US government.