Did you know that North and South Korea have yet to sign a peace treaty although fighting ended in 1953? I didn't. But I learned that little fact plus a few more at today's Conversation Group.
For example, we seem to be at just about the same point with North Korea today as we were in 1994. The Bush administration has proposed just about the same settlement the Clinton people had proposed.
And, our policy of preemption was one of the likely causes of North Korea backing away from its original settlement offers.
Our handling of North Korea has raised a lot of issues about our diplomatic skills. But that's a story for another day.
No comments:
Post a Comment