U.S., North Korea to Begin Nuclear Talks

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WASHINGTON

[Remedy]

Ten Principles for Combating Nuclear Proliferation the United States and its allies should press North Korea regarding the full array of its threatening actions and not focus solely on the nuclear question; on the military side, the U.S. and its allies should take steps to lessen the effectiveness of North Korea's policy of blackmail.

The offensive forces should be designed to hold at risk, and if need be destroy, the targets necessary to launch a nuclear attack. This is why the Bush Administration's policies of military transformation, preemptive actions, preventive war, and even regime change are important contributions to post-Cold War security policy.

US Department of Defense - Publications National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction View as HTML Our enemies have openly declared that they are seeking weapons of mass destruction, and evidence indicates that they are doing so with determination.

[Digger]

Simple solution. Stop all trade with the Chi-Coms until NK opens up its country to absolute true inspections.

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I would consider any discussions where North Korea gets to keep their nuclear reactor as being being fruitless. The first thing I would do is re-activate the surveillance equipment there, and then continue discussions to remove the reactor permanantly.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Screw Pyongyang! I don't trust NK as far as I can throw Michael Moore.

Especially if it's hosted by the Red Chinese...the Bush administration better hold its ground and DO NOT give NK any concessions....

[rs79bm]

FOXNEWS must be monitoring Free Republic. Just mentioned this!

[wepollock]

The Korean Parallax - An Interim War Assessment
Warren Pollock
April 16, 2003

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines Parallax as "the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object." The US and North Korean viewpoints and agendas certainly fit that definition because they looking at the same set of facts completely differently as they each draw non-negotiable conclusions that are incompatible
diametrically opposed.

The Untied States continues to flex its military muscles in the light of the flagellation of Iraq. Of the two carriers moving away from the Middle East both are Pacific based and one of them home ports in Japan.

The New York Times reports today that China will facilitate and participate in talks with North Korea and the United States. These two facts are connected but neither will be effective in managing the situation even though the United States will call bilateral talks a political victory.

In contrast to the same facts, North Korea intentionally petitioned China to be involved in this process thereby providing a cover story so the US can save face. North Korea chose to involve China in facilitating negotiations because even were talks to occur sufficient time would elapse to enable North Korea to greatly expand its nuclear capability.

[Steel Wolf]

I think that at our urging, China, at a very senior level, pressed the North Koreans to agree to multilateral talks, as did South Korea and Japan," McCormack said.

The United States consulted closely with top officials in South Korea and Japan before agreeing to participate, he said.

Funny how the North Koreans came around 'under pressure from their neighbors' almost immediately after Iraq fell. It's almost like Kim was waiting to see how handily we dealt with Iraq before he decided how far he should give in. Now is definitely a good time to sit down with the North Koreans and remind them about our position and their responsibilities.

The DPRK desperately needs our food and energy, or they'll likely see millions succumb to starvation and cold this year. They really can't afford to waste any more time, and they've been left on hold for months. Time is on our side.

[tallhappy]

I certainly have respect for the Bush administration, but this does seem more foggy headed thinking from Foggy Bottom.

Let's hope I am proven wrong.

[yonif]

North Korea has had "true inspections" since the 1994 document signed between NK and USA. During the "inspections" North Korea was able to continue its nuclear program right under their noses, even as inspections continued.

[k2blader]

Bump.

[hoosierham]

The inspectors were poorly attired for the work ; proper dress code is BDUs accessorized with M-16s and .45s . The inspectors should arrive in chauffered Abrahams, Bradleys, and Humvees . If desired by the facility management , the inspectors can stage demonstrative fireworks. (I understand fireworks are popular in the East.)

[AndyJackson]

In contrast to the same facts, North Korea intentionally petitioned China to be involved in this process thereby providing a cover story so the US can save face. North Korea chose to involve China in facilitating negotiations because even were talks to occur sufficient time would elapse to enable North Korea to greatly expand its nuclear capability.

I don't understand any of this. Saving face is an Asian, and especially not an American issue. Hell, after a few years of X42 we have no face to save. Second, we have made it clear that the Korean issue is China's to solve. They will be downwind of the fallout when we flatten NK - that is if NK tries something stupid before Japan goes nuclear - at which point China will be downwind when Japan flattens NK for doing something stupid - which seems to be their modus operanid at the moment. Finally, on this same subject, Japan can and is likely to increase its nuclear capacity far faster than Korea, and China is again the loser.

So explain to me again what it is you think you are trying to say.

[truth_seeker]

The Truth, as I see it, is that the Asian minds are of a higher intelligence quotient, than the middle-east/arab/muslim minds.

North Korea was likely persuaded by Fox/CNN/MSNBC coverage, while arab-muslims were glued to the rantings of Baghdad Bob (and believing--still believing to some extent).

Arabs and muslims live daily lives full of LIES. The highly HONOR the Liar, as if it is an esteemable quality. That is just plain NOT very intelligent.

Their (arab-muslim) problem, is at some point they cannot discern the True from the False. Hence Syria and Iran still play games--probably to their detriment.

The North Koreans (and Chicoms) figured it out pretty quickly; a testiment to their minds. As a consequence, North Koreans will probably eat much better, and enjoy peace.

[Blackyce]

That is quite possibly the stupidest statement I have ever read on these boards. Yeah, I'm sure the N. Koreans will continue to eat muchhhhhhhh better than the Arabs. Because N.K.s dictatorial communist government is soooo much more successful than the Secular and Religious dictatorships in the M.E.
You would do better(and probably correct) to say that Kim Jong Il might be a little smarter than Saddam. But to say that an entire group of people is less intelligent based on tangential evidence is ludicrous.