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South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun used his U.S. trip over the weekend to bluntly oppose any possible tough measures by the a re-elected President George W. Bush to end North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Appeasement with a US umbrella is more to his liking
S. Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun speaks in Los Angeles, on Nov.13. He urged the U.S. to talk to N. Korea and avoid a policy based on force.
I think that the policy is based upon talk, backed up with force. Remember that the Norks use talk, er tantrums, backed up by possible nukes stashed away.
In a speech at a meeting of the Los Angeles-based World Affairs Council on Saturday, Roh called on the U.S. to refrain from employing force against North Korea, including military attacks and a blockade, which he warned would almost certainly ignite another war on the Korean peninsula.
It seems to me that a blockade is an act of war, which would require a heavy-duty provocation by the Norks before we started a blockade. |