Bush drops terror charges against North Korea – North Koreans don’t notice
June 26, 2008 by William K. Wolfrum
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a stunning move of diplomatic wizardry, U.S. President George W. Bush has announced that North Korea is no longer considered a nation that harbors terrorists and that the U.S. will remove some key trade sanctions with North Korea.
The move is especially shrewd, being that it was Bush who put North Korea in the “Axis of Evil” in the first place after diplomatic work had already helped the relationship, as well as for the fact that North Korea just came out and admitted they are doing what Iran is doing. Iran, however, remains evil.
Upon not hearing the news, citizens of North Korea acted normally today, struggling to get by the twin nightmares of a crazed dictator as a leader and a world that punishes them even more for being ruled by a crazed dictator.
Luckily for North Korean citizens, their news blackout won’t really hurt them too much in this case, as their lives will still be brutal toil. Bush said the U.S. action would have little impact on North Korea’s financial and diplomatic isolation.
“It will remain one of the most heavily sanctioned nations in the world,” Bush said. All U.N. sanctions, for example, will remain in place.
–WKW
Crossposted at Shakesville.
Agree or disagree with this decision, (and I believe my stated position on this topic is to not negotiate with the DPRK, of course I spew so many opinions it’s sometimes hard to recall what my opinion is), does it not strike you as at least border line ‘Adult’ foreign policy?
And it makes me wonder, if Condoleezza Rice had been part of a different administration if things would have turned out better for her?
But hey, she could have walked away like Colin Powell did once he figured out the score.