[RightWhale]

a more subtle diplomatic brinkmanship of its own

They threaten to nuke everything, you pull back out of range. That's subtle. Right.

[bart99]

Mr Roh campaigned on a platform of not needing or wanting such an american presence in the South anymore. Now that the North is doing a bit of saber-rattling, he's backing off. I think Rumselfd should FORCE the countries in the region to confront North Korea, including the South (who WANTS reunification with the Norht), China, and Russia, and Japan.

His comments seem not only rational to Americans, but may just make the South take some initiative and talk with China and Russia about maybe helping them with this little problem they've encountered since the new administration ran on an anti-US platform!!