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No, I can't Todd, it was on FOX news the other day. The President said that the food aid was not reaching the people, it was being sidetracked, and he would not send further aid until the aid agencies were allowed to get the food to the people. That's why NK is going ballistic and demanding the US joins the talks. I think it's best left to China and Russia. South Korea also has a huge military. Japan can rely on us to protect them. If Japan chooses to develop nuclear weapons (which would be China's worst nightmare) it could be done in an amazingly short period of time considering all the nuclear power plants they have.

China and Russia are not stepping up to the plate because they want to distract us from Iraq. President Bush has not fallen for the ploy. What he's telling China and Russia is that THEY have to clean up their own neighborhood and when they come up with a plan, we'll help them enforce it. In my opinion, that's the right attitude. Japan knows we'll be there for them. As to South Korea, when they decide they don't want to be anti-American anymore we might decide to be there for them too. President Bush is giving them a very valuable lesson in loyalty and why it's a bad idea to bite the hand that feeds you. I think they are learning.