Breaking News >>South Korea: China to Drop Opposition to U.N. Sanctions on North Korea

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[GarryOwen2006]

just breaking on fox website now.. in the banner.

[scott7278]

When I was leaving for work this afternoon, I heard Fox News report that North Korea may be preparing for another test. Kim Jong Il wants to die quickly, I suppose.

Meanwhile, the Democrats are using the situation as a political tool, with Harry Reid wanting to investigate President Bush in the matter. The Left is a threat to the Republic and must be voted out.

Are there any honest journalists that will highlight the role President Clinton played in making North Korea nuclear capable?

[ARealMothersSonForever]

whoopie ducking foo

And there it is.

[Billthedrill]

We'll see. Kim wants a successful test primarily for the publicity, but China wants to keep the Japanese guessing instead of committed to their own nuclear program. Kim's in a bit of a spot at the moment - his test didn't convince the people it was supposed to and Japan was alarmed anyway. That's a lose-lose proposition from Kim's point of view.

I think he'll try again. He doesn't have a lot of choice at this point.

[pawdoggie]

We may not have that much leverage over Kim Jong Il, but we do have an enormous balance of trade deficit with the Chinese that we could start "reducing" if the ChiComs won't play ball. Sounds like they may have already figured that out.

[TigerLikesRooster]

A major geopolitical realignment of E. Asia may have started in earnest. More than 50 years of post-Korean War political order in E. Asia is coming to an end.

[blam]

"They are not pleased. China is rapidly modernizing with a growing middle class. People are happy to get TV's. A happy people makes them happy with the government."

Yup. China is presently using half of all the cement and one third of all the steel produced in the world. And, the list goes on.

[djf]

I tend to agree. Kim's lifespan right now might depend on how much influence the Chinese feel they have with his likely successor, whoever that is.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"There was no talk of military action. But the Security Council quickly condemned North Korea's decision to flout a U.N. appeal to cancel the test after the reclusive regime announced it had set off an underground atomic explosion.

Russia was the only country to say it had "no doubts" over the North Korean claim. The U.S. and other experts said the explosion was smaller than expected and they had yet to confirm it was nuclear."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061010/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear

Our republic is in danger.

[Dallas59]

With conditions on the conditions...

[LibWhacker]

Clicked on the link. Might have missed something, but as far as I can tell the story is that someone in South Korea said someone in China told him that China may sign on to UN sanctions. Lol, don't get too excited, folks.

[Stallone]

A: Marxism and Islamofascism.
Q: Name two political movements that were destroyed in January 2007.

[HelloooClareece]

Exactly right sevenofnine. China will do anything to save their Olympics. This is the perfect time for the US to flex it's muscle, otherwise it will be just another Olympics with an asterisk next to it saying US did not participate.

[Starman417]

Latest Fox headline:

North Korea Willing to Return to Nuclear Talks for Guarantee of Security

[advertising guy]

China exists to own the world,period.
And I mean bones, blood and skin.

Kim is an icon to China elite .

All that happened was a dry run trial
balloon and someone Chinese is taking notes
even now.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Please disregard my earlier ping.
The article turned out to be misleading.

[bruinbirdman]

"We now know that we have a window of time in which to deal with a North Korea "

GW needs to call a special session of congress. Confirm Bolton (he is laughed at at UN because he is only temporary). Pass ABM and all military funding. Send them home.

yitbos

[Charles Martel]

Let the naval blockade begin.

I read that simple sentence and was struck by a huge pang of nostalgia for the Iowa class battleships. What a pity we won't be sending one back there, for old times' sake.

[Just A Nobody]

honest journalists = oxymoron

The answer is, highly doubtful.

[bruinbirdman]

"More than 50 years of post-Korean War political order in E. Asia is coming to an end."

Japan will probably amend its constitution to allow full military development.

Maybe the Japs should throw out the nuke threat, too, just to see what hits the wall.

yitbos

[GSlob]

Good if true, but I'll believe it when I see it. There are certain mutual affinities between the despots even when they speak different languages.