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To: marcos who wrote (106626)	7/20/2003 11:09:40 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

On the face of it, this does sound reasonable, that the Bush admin would refuse to negotiate alone with NK, in favour of a broader based table, all the interested parties hearing every word I'd say it does.. But it seems so few of you Bush haters are willing to accept that Clinton's policies of one-on-one only led Kim Jong Il to believe that he could deal with the US as a fellow super-power. That's what he wants, to be recognized as a super-power who can force the US to pay heed to him. To present to his people that the US comes crawling to him because he is so powerful. It's an ego trip that I don't believe we need to accompany him on. All we need to do is wait him out and follow a consistent policy from administration to administration. A firm hand in negotiating, but also willing to assist with humanitarian aid when we are able to develop some semblance of a mutual. One thing Jong Il doesn't respect is someone who caves in too easily. The more you cave in, the more he demands, until he's finally sure that "no means no". Hawk