N. Korea is still pledging to dismantel its nuclear program in exchange for aid. They had been recieving regular shipments of food and fuel from S. Korea until last July when they test fired those new missles. Is the North in such a desperate situation that we may see an end to the conflict? And what I find interesting is that Kim Jong Il's name is mentioned no where.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070301/ap_on_re_as/koreas_talks;_ylt=AiGWcPhRzzr3kVrbAs5Viyms0NUE
2007-03-01 01:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by meathookcook 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yeah, it looks like they are in pretty bad shape. What will be interesting will be to see what happens as they start to recover as a country, and whether they continue to cooperate after they get the aid they need.
2007-03-01 01:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I also find it interesting that Bush made another total blunder as far ar their technology!
Now I know he is wrong about Iran! Hell, he's hasn't been right yet!
New Doubts On Nuclear Efforts by North Korea
U.S. Less Certain of Uranium Program
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 1, 2007; Page A01
The Bush administration is backing away from its long-held assertions that North Korea has an active clandestine program to enrich uranium, leading some experts to believe that the original U.S. intelligence that started the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions may have been flawed.
The chief intelligence officer for North Korea, Joseph R. DeTrani, told Congress on Tuesday that while there is "high confidence" North Korea acquired materials that could be used in a "production-scale" uranium program, there is only "mid-confidence" such a program exists. Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, the chief negotiator for disarmament talks, told a conference last week in Washington that it is unclear whether North Korea ever mastered the production techniques necessary for such a program.
Another Bush lie goes down the tubes! No wonder we backed off!
2007-03-01 09:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't hold my breath.
However justified by our government, appeasement has never worked to accomplish the goals that were hoped for.
N. Korea is a country without national integrity. They have lied before and I don't consider this "accord" to be anything more than another lie by N. Korea in order to get aid while continuing to do what they want to do.
Socialism works best under the iron hand of dictatorship. Socialism isn't so much about creating a "grand society" of equality and wealth for all. It is more about the advancement of totalitarianism through every means possible.
The US has already "financed" much of the N. Korean development of their atomic goals through "aide" during the Clinton Administration. Seems we are willing to go down that same road to see if it will "work" this time.
It won't...we will be "dealing" with N. Korea for a very long time.
2007-03-01 09:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by cappi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. This is more or less reviving the failed Clinton policy of paying bad people not to do bad things. N. Korea broke the agreement back then, so why would we assume anything different this time? I only hope that the Bush Administration takes the words of Ronald Reagan to heart, "Trust but verify".
2007-03-01 09:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Eric K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could trust a rattlesnake more than Kim Jong il
2007-03-01 09:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting... but I think that the "little man" has at least one more temper tantrum up his sleeve before we see any real progress.
2007-03-01 09:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by Amer-I-Can 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋