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To: tejek who wrote (160946)	2/14/2003 12:09:04 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574854

Ted, <you don't sound to surprised.> When I traveled to Korea, I got a first-hand look at how they view politics. It's a much more international view than in America, and for good reason too. Korea's entire economy is based on exports of finished goods and imports of raw materials like oil. They can't afford to be unilateral, even if they wanted to. But like any other nation, they desire more autonomy and self-reliance. That's why they get annoyed every time America acts unilaterally. Either they don't understand America's viewpoint, or they feel like they've been pushed aside and made irrelevant. I don't blame them in either case (though I do get annoyed when they start turning valid criticisms into ridiculous accusations). I've never been to Europe, but I figure most of the people there feel similarly. Anyway, we don't have the luxury of trying to please the world at this time. Yes, we have the responsibility of gathering world support, but we can't kowtow to those who continue to deny the obvious even in the face of overwhelming evidence. The non-solution drafted by France and Germany (behind America's back) convinced me that they are still in denial. Tenchusatsu