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Sunday, January 05, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:45 AM:
South Korea Launches Diplomatic OffensiveWith an official in Russia and another bound for the U.S., South Korea may be looking to push for concessions from both Pyongyang and D.C.
It's gotta make 'em nervous that below that appears this story: "South Korea: Friend or Foe?"
South Korea no doubt suffers from being cut off from its northern half. And I can respect its desre to do something about it. South Korea is a friend and one with the best of intentions. But Pyongyang, for all its insanity, understands a little bit about how people and nations work. It knows enough to realize that if it plays this right, it can make South Korea its useful idiot, with South Korea giving it aid, comfort and the resources to concentrate on weapons production even as North Korea's pesky problem of feeding the people is somewhat alleviated. But the Korean people know better, right? Wouldn't trade security for the simple satisfaction of pretending diplomacy could solve everything. Wouldn't delude themselves into thinking that they have the one country with which the North could form a true partnership regading these matters. Would it?
The Clinton administration swallowed Pyongyang's promises, hook, line and sinker and sent Bush the task of cleaning it up.
Has North Korea changed enough to enter the civilized world?
... No.
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