Posted on 12/08/2010 1:45:03 PM PST by jhpigott
WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 8, 2010 4:03pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Wednesday he would travel to North Korea from December 16-20, hoping to ease mounting tensions with Pyongyang over its nuclear program and belligerence toward South Korea. "I am increasingly concerned with the recent actions by the North Koreans, which have raised tensions and are contributing to instability on the Korean Peninsula," Richardson said in a statement, saying he was going as a private citizen. "I am not carrying any messages, but I want to be helpful during this volatile period," Richardson said. "If I can contribute to the easing of tension on the peninsula, the trip will be well worth it."
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Not this crap again. Was hearing rumors about this, now it looks like its going to happen. Just when I was starting to think we were heading in the right direction. Up until this point, I thought the US/ROK/Japan had done a pretty good job reacting to the latest NORK provocation. Who knows - maybe it truly is not a sanctioned trip.
ping
Can they keep him?
I don’t mind if he goes. What bothers me more is he might come back.
Maybe he wants to import some Nukes? You never know any more.
attention whore
So... Looks like we have a little Jimmy Carter wannabe sticking his nose in where it doesn’t belong.
He must be thinking of filling the slot for Carter when he gives up the ghost or gets committed.
How convienient.
I wonder what he will give them THIS time.
well.well..well.....I was askiong an angry liberal today...now that Obama is toast for 2012...and he killed Hillary’s chance for 2012...who would be the first mole to raise his head up and out to scour the democrat landscape for the 2012 run....
MAKES plenty of sense now......
He’s probably got two or three of our blank treasury checks...
To New Mexico? We already have about 2,000 stored.
Calling Mrs. Clinton, Secratary of State?
And what might you be doing about now mam?
NORKS are not gonna give a rats ass what he says. The bum had to drop out of his Presidential bid. He comes there with no authority. Another Jimmy KARTER.
yep, he figures there is a tiny chance he will be in the right spot at the right time and grab some credit if things go his way. If it does, look for him to think about throwing his hat in the primary ring against Obama next year.
Just another episode of the Appeasement Chronicles.
I really do hope this wasn’t sanctioned by the WH. SO FAR, State and the Pentagon have handled this crisis in a manner that I do not think was anticipated by the DPRK . . . and that’s a good thing.
I hope this isn’t a “carrot and stick” play by the WH and Richardson is the carrot.
In his capacity as President of the National Neville Chamberlain Society...
That’s it, obstruct SK strategy.
Opening salvo for a primary run is my gut feeling.
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