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To: paul_philp who wrote (75666)	2/19/2003 3:11:35 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Paul, What amazes is me about NK is that the same folks who rail against unilateralist US, beg the US to go into a two-way negotiation with NK. If the US were to fail to act in iraq, these same folks would be begging the US to act once saddam used WMD's against their interests. "Feckless" thats the word for it. Mike

To: paul_philp who wrote (75666)	2/19/2003 3:11:36 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I continue to hold that North Korea is all sound and fury signifying nothing. I generally agree. But what if we're wrong?

To: paul_philp who wrote (75666)	2/19/2003 3:15:51 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 281500

<North Korea is all sound and fury signifying nothing> I would hold that N. Korea is like a wounded wolf caught in a trap. They are desperate and alone, and seeing their death approaching. Their behavior is likely to be unpredictable and violent. If they were a stable regime, with at least one powerful patron left, and a half-way functioning economy, then they might be a status-quo country, amenable to compromise and negotiation. But they aren't.