Feb 18 2009
South Korea Tells North Korea Not to Shoot Missile and No One Cares
As it often does, South Korea issued a statement that it would not condone a missile test that appears to be on the horizon for North Korea. Like they always do, North Korea makes a threat and South Korea responds with a verbal statement. North Korea will do what it wants and South Korea will merely tuck tail and ask the United States to pressure the UN for sanctions. When this happens, North Korea will join in some more six-party talks and then pull out of them before any real progress happens.
This is a definite case of two steps forward, one step back for North Korea. They are slowly but surely acquiring the ability to attack various nations within its proximity with nuclear weapons. The government pretends to show interest in disarming, but vaguely tries and then removes UN monitors from the country.
Apparently, the new face of American diplomacy with North Korea is pretty much the same as the old face. Except this time its Hillary instead of Condi.
