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U.S. Talking ’Regime Change’ for North Korea
NEW YORK - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld recently sent a memo to top officials at the Pentagon suggesting that the United States, with China's help, should try to oust the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il from power, the New York Times reported Sunday. That is in contrast with Washington's official policy objective - to disarm North Korea of its weapons of mass destruction. The report quoted U.S. government officials as saying that Mr. Rumsfeld's team was not proposing a military solution to depose Kim, but diplomatic pressure. But the classified memo, drawn up by officials opposed to opening talks that could eventually end up benefiting North Korea economically, shows how the handling of the crisis has become the newest subject of internal struggle over how to pursue U.S. President George W. Bush's determination to stop the spread of unconventional weapons. Posted by: g wiz 2003-04-21 |
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