First Cup 12.22.06
Posted on : 22-12-2006 | By : Jim Lynch | In : First Cup
Tags: Kim-Jong-Il, North Korea
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Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. ~ Talleyrand
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) No Agreement On North Korea
The US accused the Kim regime of failing to take the talks seriously, which in this case is akin to noting the sunrise in the East. Kim Jong-Il wants his nukes, and diplomatic niceties will not shake him from his pursuit of WMDs. Only China can put enough pressure on him to achieve that result, and China still has not found the will or the desire to do so in sufficient measure. As Christopher Hill pointed out, each day the DPRK came up with a different excuse — the banking sanctions that shut down their profitable counterfeiting ring, some perceived diplomatic slight, or another impossible demand. It all adds up to continued intransigence by Pyongyang
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