The Power of Pressure

In the last little section of the articles, the author discusses how the Bush Administration has tried to stop human trafficking and prostitution.  Basically, it sounds like those in the Bush Administration have applied pressure to those countries that allow these kinds of actions to continue.  From what I have learned from my politics classes, there is a way to almost "force" another country to comply it your ideals and this is done by applying pressure and issuing threats.  By stopping one resource that a country like Cambodia needs, the U.S. can help change some of the laws in Cambodia regarding human trafficking and prostitution.  But I honestly wonder how far this will go.  My uncle lives in Thailand and he often comments on how egger the people of Thailand are to be "more American"; they really want to learn English to conduct better business, talk with Americans about a better way of life and so on.  But in the end, their country is deeply rooted in tradition.  If a tradition is to degrade women and use them as sexual tools, then how likely are these countries to change even with pressure?  I think with pressure should come another political technique, but I'm really unsure of what that would be.  Maybe it's education for those in Cambodia, Thailand and America about these practices.  Maybe it's a more radical approach with military force.  But in the end, pressure will only go so far...until one, if not both of us breaks.