This is a big turn around from a few months ago.
I guess that they didn't like hearing from Americans $crew you, no more Korean cars/suvs, and we will pull our troops out and let the NK's and Japanese decide your fate.
I think the way we handled Turkey probably made some on-the-fence countries see that there are consequences to their actions, or lack thereof, and we do not see aid from us as a right of theirs. Don't we have a wonderful president?
South Korea is a wonderful place, lots of talent and industry and love of freedom.
If you want to see for yourself how dreadful "Western Imperialist Values" are,
Check out the official North Korean website (which is nuts) and compare to, say, the SK Hauzen appliances website, especially this "drama"
http://www.hauzen.com/showroom/drama.asp I really want a Hauzen washing machine!
They have a little flash "drama" on the site. Sun, love, laughing children, loving husband, the symphony, great appliances....
compare to:
http://www.korea-dpr.com to enter official NK site (It's NUTS!)
http://www.korea-dpr.com/KFA_hymn.mp3 Wacko anthem - my favorite part of the website (A cross between Dies Ires/Totentanz and a mouthwash commercial!)
http://www.korea-dpr.com/fiparam.asx - Video of the entire
"whistle" fleet of 15 cars (named the whistle, because they blow)
shown traversing (on what must be the only strip of NK highway over two miles) the bleak NK landscape. Check out the factory worker, who talks as though his pet collie is held at gunpoint offscreen, and the kuxurious car radio, which picks up a *single* factory preset station.
If I had to listen to that music everyday, I'd kill myself.