Hello Ron, I knock on your door now that the N.Korean situation have progressed a bit more.
I first remind you of our conversations on the subject of N.Korea, starting from here
Message 18399762 <<January 3rd, 2003
… It should be intuitively obvious to the most casual of passing observers riding on horseback that this imbecilic and kindergarten-like Krauthammer tactic cannot work, is not worth a try, and if tried, wouldn't matter anyway.
I think the following Machiavellian thought elements, and when put in amalgamated geo-politic whole … well, let’s see what I come up with …
… So, the amalgamated geo-political whole of the above Machiavellian thought elements leads me to believe (a) China will do very little, because it can do very little, (b) S.Korea is rightly scared, but (c) Japan should be more terrified, (d) N.Korea has little to lose, just like the Palestinians, and (d) the key to multi-polarity world is now obvious to all, the bomb, and soon, everyone will want at least 200, along with fishing trawlers able to release mini-subs, and thus the concern of the aircraft carrier group dependent US.
Resolution? I do not know. But again, as the parties spin and turn, twist and shout, zig and zag, much opportunity for investment will make themselves apparent, and the truth will makes themselves obvious. The crisis is of the making of the US and N.Korea, and they, as principals, must make it go away, because no one else is in a position to do much of anything, not Japan, not S.Korea, and certainly not China.>>
… and then going here …
Message 18769806
March 28th, 2003
… I hope you are proven correct that this is indeed workable, but I fear much stands in the way of multi-lateral solutions in a uni-polar world that you so admire ... The UN has been made nearly null and WTO almost void. China is labeled a ‘strategic competitor’. There is a perceived and long list of “enemies of America”, and there is a growing list of less-than-friendlies … shall I continue with India, France, Germany, Russia, Canada, … and maybe eventually Italy, Spain, and second to last, Britain? At this moment, global democracy may be working against uni-polar world construct.
… which then leads us to a recent discussion I had with DJ, here
Message 19237843
<<August 23rd, 2003
… The powers that be which decided to (a) first putting N.Korea, Iran and Iraq in the same strange basket so as to warn them of what may be coming, (b) alienated own tradition allies so as to be isolated, (c) then waltzed into Iraq without a thought-out plan and adequate financing, (c) became bogged down to the defense in Iraq, and (d) proceeded to provoke Iran and Syria and piss off Saudi Arabian general population while being far from having secured Iraq, (e) is losing grip in Afghanistan, and (f) is facing a WMD threat from N.Korea, has some decisions to make. The practice of geopolitical fantasy-ism by strategy neophytes has already proved to be interesting and will not likely lead to any optimal outcome. >>
… and now, in the midst of a supposed six party powwow, the US and N.Korea will have to sort out their differences in a one-on-one meeting, or so we are led to believe edition.cnn.com .
Chugs, Jay |
