[Cold Heat]

This pressure tactic by NK will backfire eventually.

They are trying to take advantage of the fact that we appear to be fully engaged in other matters.

I see China's hand in this! I also see a wait and watch approach from the administration in the fact of criticism by the anti war crowd. They are already making noises about our perceived lack of attention toward NK.

LOL!

[Cold Heat]

fact=face=too much coffee (or coffi, ar whatever)

[Hugin]

I see China's hand in this!

I respectfully disagree. I don't think they want an unstable crackpot like Kim Jong Il on their back porch with nukes any more than Japan and So. Korea. After all, the No Dongs can only reach Alaska, but they can hit anywhere in China. There's no benefit to them from NK having nukes at all.

[Lion's Cub]

I see China's hand in this! I also see a wait and watch approach from the administration in the fact of criticism by the anti war crowd

I think ypu'll find China's hand behind most of our problems if anyone wants to be honest. The nukes didn't proliferate until Clinton passed the PRC our nuke technology.

We've found Chinese arms in Afghanistan. Pakistan has nukes and has passed them on to the islamic countries. N. Korea doesn't do anything without China's permission.