"Bryon Daly" wrote: > > > As for N Korea, I'm slightly less concerned (but also less informed as I haven't paid as close > attention to that situation). My understanding has been that while they are belligerent, their m.o. > in the past has largely designed to induce other countries to "pay them off" with food, aid, money, > etc, so I'm hoping this time around is more of the same rather than genuine aggression. Certainly > Bush's "axis of evil" diplomacy doesn't help smooth matters here. I definitely don't have much > idea right now about how to best handle this situation. The last time we paid them off,under Clinton, > doesn't seem to have helped, so I'm dubious about the value of getting a new treaty from them in > return for more food, money, etc. > > -bryon
---------------------------- For those of us who live in Korea (and just bought an apartment), we are slightly more concerned than we were a month or so ago. There is a noticeable degree of tension here. However, no one really thinks "nK" (that is how the alliance (US/ROK) refer to North) Korea will really attack. They are engaging in out-and-out blackmail, to which we will succumb. The alternative is to horrible to imagine and China and Japan DO NOT even want a war here. It would overflow (more towards Japan of course.) But the reason is the desire for the Kim regime to remain the "Kim regime." They have built an almost supernatural cult around Kim John Il and his revered father, Kim Il Sung. The Kim family and close inner cirlce friends want to stay in power. They do not want to be Martyred. I suspect that if they start something, it will be over. The ROK and US, with help from the UN ( there are a number of nations sworn to come to Korea's aid), will end nK. Saddam, on the other hand, would like nothing more to be a martyr. Lets give him his wish. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
