--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It appears that North Korea may now have crossed or > may be crossing the red > line we (and lotsa others) have discussed. Dr > Miller appears to be stating > concerns that are consistent with my own. > > Dan M.
They're consistent with mine too, but I don't see the link between Iraq and North Korea. A military intervention in North Korea was never an option save in the absolute worst case scenario - doing Iraq didn't stop us from doing it there. Steve does not, so far as I know, have any access to government intel. He's very sharp, but you knew that already. So yes, things are bad in North Korea. They're _very_ bad. I'm getting some conflicting information. There are public reports of mass starvation, famines, and cannibalism in North Korea. OTOH, one of my better sources (let's say - a senior diplomat not from the United States who is closely concerned with events regarding North Korea) tells me that they have actually had a couple of successful harvests, so they've at least temporarily put famine off. I'm not sure whom to believe right now - I'll query him further the next time I see him. So I'm not sure exactly what Steve said that was _new_, per se. The only two cards we've ever really had were either buying the North Koreans off or getting the Chinese to do something. The first has failed pretty miserably in the past, and Bush seems to have adopted the strategy most likely to get the second to happen. It's possible things won't work out well, but I'm not sure what _else_ could be done right now. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
