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2003-08-14 Korea

U.S. mulls possible incentives to North Korea

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Posted by ----------<<<<- 2003-08-14 10:04:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 the USSR crumbled because it went broke trying to keep up with the US. Let's all prop up NK while it's teetering on collapse. Good move. Especially South Korea. "They're falling apart up there, send money and food before the country umm....changes."

Posted by Anonymous 2003-8-14 10:30:22 AM|| 2003-8-14 10:30:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The only acceptable incentive is to tell the N Korean regime to fold up and leave the country. If they want to stay in business making nukes, then they can find some other way to pay the bills.

The only aid a North korean govenrment should get is if they are a free market republic. Other than that, they should pound sand.

Posted by badanov 2003-8-14 11:37:28 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2003-8-14 11:37:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Department of State Appeasement at its best...

Posted by mjh 2003-8-14 11:40:22 AM|| 2003-8-14 11:40:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dammit! I really hope this gets Powell fired...he is not a war-time consigliere...

Posted by mjh 2003-8-14 11:41:06 AM|| 2003-8-14 11:41:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I would give Kim two choices: Death or Chi-chi.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-8-14 12:26:51 PM|| 2003-8-14 12:26:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The carrot approach is a waste of time (although it did get Carter a Nobel Prize). Time for the stick. North Korea gets NOTHING until it's verifiably disarmed. In the meantime they can continue to eat dirt.

Posted by Dar 2003-8-14 12:58:12 PM|| [http://users.stargate.net/~dsteckel/] 2003-8-14 12:58:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Death _by_ Chi-Chi!

Posted by 11A5S 2003-8-14 1:17:15 PM|| 2003-8-14 1:17:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Appeasement is such a crock of fertilizer. We go broke giving money to international criminals. State needs some real disinfection to prevent the spread of this brain disease.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-14 2:29:48 PM|| 2003-8-14 2:29:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I've been to Chi Chi's - it's not great but I don't think it'll kill them.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-8-14 3:23:55 PM|| 2003-8-14 3:23:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Wait folks, this might just be more propaganda on our part. All it is so far is talk.

"Sure Kim, we can talk about incentives. If you dismantle the breeder reactor, you get $250 million of food and oil when you're done, and $0 until it is."
"But that will take four years to do!"
"Yep, our experts say that as well. Better get started!"

Posted by Steve White 2003-8-14 3:38:18 PM|| 2003-8-14 3:38:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Reference Steve's comment above: In the meantime, we should mine NKor's harbors. Seal 'em up tight! Tell the Chinese we'll pass a law requiring all US companies to leave China in six weeks if they don't cut off supplies from the north. Tell Russia we'll have our good friends the Japanese start demanding repatriation of the Kuriles if they don't go along. Time to play to win.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-8-14 8:28:45 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-8-14 8:28:45 PM|| Front Page Top

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