Most of us have no idea of how to deal with someone like this. From the articles I've seen, including this one, food subsidies have only gone to the military, and not to the people.
Hopefully, the American people won't continue giving the potential candidates for not only President, but for both the House and Senate a pass....we need to see what our representatives know AND WHAT THEY WOULD/WILL DO about this dictator, and have them actually put voice to something concrete, rather than sound bites.
This should include Sen. Ted Kennedy. He calls our President a liar, and worse. Lets hear something substantial from him and others who are throwing stones, even if those stones might be substance abuse stones.
>>>>>>>''I have no illusions about Kim,'' Sherman said. ''He's charming but totally controlling. He is a leader who has left his people with no freedom, no choices, no food, no future. People are executed. There are labor camps. But the decision we have to make is whether to try to deal with him to open the country so that the people of North Korea do have freedom, do have choices, do have food. Do I think it would be preferable to not deal with him? Yes, but the consequences are horrible, so you have to deal with him.'' <<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>Hwang (pointed out in the article was for 3 decades like the Karl Rove of NK) says that he believes foreign aid has helped Kim by providing the resources he needs to retain the loyalty of his core constituencies -- the military and party elites. Hwang says he does not believe Kim would ever allow foreign aid and investment to benefit the people who need it; Kim has shown no interest in his people's material well-being, and given the choice between regime survival and national prosperity, it's pretty clear which he would prefer. A few years ago, Kim began letting South Koreans visit the north, and this was seen as a relaxation of the isolation of his information-starved subjects. But the tourists, whose visits provide much-needed hard currency to the regime, are shepherded in quarantinelike conditions that make them virtual prisoners; contact with ordinary North Koreans is nil. Hwang says outsiders are naive to believe that Kim is ready to open up his country.
''South Korea is being fooled, and the Chinese, who should know best,'' he said. ''A considerable number of people are being fooled, including the United States.'' <<<<<<<<<< |
