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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (159903)	2/3/2003 12:02:53 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576000

Eric, <Both in a way.> OK, I see what you are getting at. The way I see it, though, there are plenty of liberals out there who have tossed realism to the wind in pursuit of their ideals. Some Korean re-unificationists fall into that category, but I suppose they aren't worth mentioning. Speaking of stuff not worth mentioning, ever wonder why the press is so obsessed with echoing everything coming out of the PDRK propaganda machine? Is that really news? Tenchusatsu

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (159903)	2/3/2003 12:13:41 PM
From: hmaly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576000

Eric Re.. Both in a way. Most everyone (in the South) dreams of re-unification, but when they begin to examine the costs - they suddenly realize it may not be such a great goal ( in the short term ). Frankly, once they open the borders, Nk will have no way of containing the refugee flow into SK,because of the amount of people fleeing starvation. And the borders have been opened partially; because of Dae Jungs Sunshine policy; which Roh has promised to continue. http://www.atimes.com/koreas/DB21Dg01.html The North has explicitly demanded the removal of all foreign armies from the Korean peninsula, but has also given several informal indications that it might compromise on this issue. In 1998, Kim Dae-jung launched his "Sunshine" policy, which aimed to replace antagonism with engagement. As a result, the level of economic exchange between the two countries has mushroomed. Hyundai corporation launched a tourism project that brought hundreds of thousands of South Koreans to the Kumgang Mountains in the North. The Kumgang expedition aside, the number of people to travel from the South to the North rose dramatically from 1 person in 1989 to 7,300 people in 2000. There were no North Koreans visiting the South in 1989 while by 2000 the number had grown to 706. Following the first-ever summit between the two Korean leaders in June 2000, North and South Korea signed a declaration of joint principles, agreed to re-link a train line, and planned to launch a new economic zone just north of the DMZ with South Korean financing.

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (159903)	2/3/2003 4:34:25 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576000

re:Are you talking about liberals, conservatives, or both? Seems to me that the entire Sunshine Policy revolves around greasing the skids toward reunification Both in a way. Most everyone (in the South) dreams of re-unification, but when they begin to examine the costs - they suddenly realize it may not be such a great goal ( in the short term ). That perhaps two independant countries is good enough, until the North can be modernized via trade. Of course the Chaebol look forward to all the inexpensive labor the North could provide. Look at the pain Germany has gone through reuniting with the former GDR, and West Germany and the GDR were much better off financially compared to South and North Korea respectively. If SK were smart it would not push on the reunification idea........they've got to do a lot more work to do on their own economy and need to keep working on reducing the Chaebols' influence on commerce and finance. I don't think their economy could handle the impact of an impoverished NK. ted