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To: Dayuhan who wrote (106796)	7/20/2003 10:47:16 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

I am in complete agreement with your post. I would add one thing. We should be open to talking with North Korea, either with allies or alone. Talking creates some possible avenues for resolving this crisis. Not talking allows us to drift towards war and nuclear terrorism. I fault the Bush Administration for not talking and allowing the situation to drift, while giving priority to tertiary distractions like Iraq.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (106796)	7/21/2003 2:04:33 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Third, resulting from the above, it is ridiculous to fault past administrations for not taking a more aggressive posture toward N. Korea. The carrot was used instead of the stick because the carrot was available and the stick was not. While agreeing that there were/are no easy options, there are also more than one possible carrot. The carrot that was used involved only US & S Korean bribes, with no cooperation from China. If China can be persuaded to cooperate, different carrots, and some sticks, can be used.