On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:00:26 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
<snip> > Anyways ... another big surprise for me: > Bush administration handles Korea conflict 100 times better than I would have > thought possible. This is because the North Korean leaders are not thought of as being as psychopathic as Sadam Hussein. The Bush administration thinks they can be reasoned with and negotiated with and possibly even bought off. Although the North Koreans even admit to having some nukes, we do not believe they have any ideas about actually using them against nearby countries, at least not in the immediate future. Their corner of the world is not anywhere as troubled as the Middle East. I think the North Koreans are producing the nukes not to start a war, but only to increase their bargaining power at the negotiating table when dealing with countries which don't want them to have them. The North Koreans are now in a stronger position than the one they held before they had the nukes. They can offer to stop producing and to dismantle their nukes in exchange for some concessions and better treatment by the countries they don't get along with very well. I think the North Koreans and the rest of the world can work out a peaceable and positive outcome for everyone concerned. Sam Heywood -- positive outcome for themselves -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/
