You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Korea
Norks say no to nukes
2003-11-15
GENEVA — North Korean diplomats said yesterday the nation was willing to give up its nuclear deterrent, stop testing and exporting missiles and permit annual inspections as part of a grand bargain with its four neighbors and the United States.
In exchange, the diplomats said, the North expected written security guarantees and compensation for economic losses suffered by a decision to halt construction of two South Korean-made nuclear power plants in the North.
What compensation? For the grass, oh I mean crops, that used to grow where the plants now stand?

What game is Kimmie playing here? I know he’s delaying, but for what? Does he have a plan or is he just flying by the seat of his pants? Btw, I wish I could get my hands on the original Nork statement about this. Would have been filled with all kinds of Juche and spittle... you can never get enough Army first as far as I’m concerned... after Kimmie falls SNL needs to hire his writers, these guys have some brilliant material!
Posted by:Damn_Proud_American

#11  Right Friggin On, Frank. If S Korea is going to prop them up, then we have Sorks! Both Koreas need to realize action and consequences.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-11-15 11:13:33 PM  

#10  AP - especially depending on which way the wind is drifting lol... IF SK decides to pony up more funds, food, etc to keep NK going this winter we should unilaterally pull out.
Posted by: Frank G   2003-11-15 3:11:53 PM  

#9  It is all up to the ChiComs and also the SoKors if they want to keep supplying Kimmie, and thus enable the continuation of the Kimmie regime. The Chicoms should write Kimmie off as a bad dream investment and go on. Is the PLA faction keeping Kimmie going as an ideological trip? The whole thing does not make sense, especially with the possibility or maybe reality of a nuclear armed Japan. The Chicoms have alot to lose if we have a Nork induced sea of fire™.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-11-15 1:24:23 PM  

#8  Tell him we'll need extra time to think about his proposal. reschedule the talks for next April. Make it a cold and hungry winter for him.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-15 10:37:05 AM  

#7  Tell him we'll need extra time to think about his proposal. reschedule the talks for next April. Make it a cold and hungry winter for him.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-15 10:36:06 AM  

#6  He probably just realized that it's hard to be king if all your subjects have starved to death.

They should just promise him some pills to make him taller.
Posted by: Rawsnacks   2003-11-15 9:08:22 AM  

#5  Tell the Norks they're nice, but we're washing our hair for the next year or so.


But they can still call.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-11-15 8:32:43 AM  

#4  Same song, different verse. He probably got those half-meter resolution pics of his little enrichment plants, not to mention his private bordello.

Amazing what a little fortitude and a no-bullshit attitude will get you. Too bad we'll be spending YEARS cleaning up Clinton, Albright, and Christopher messes.
Posted by: misunderestimate   2003-11-15 12:54:45 AM  

#3  OMG! I just suffered a time warp... is Clinton president?

Didn't we do something like this once before?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2003-11-15 12:30:08 AM  

#2  But Kimmie doesn't want a non-aggression pact. He wants South Korea (for starters...). The non-aggression pact is just to get us out of there so he can take it.
Posted by: Damn_Proud_American   2003-11-15 12:29:45 AM  

#1  "Written security guarantee" == "non-aggression pact"
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-11-15 12:27:50 AM  

00:00