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Subscribe to RSSWASHINGTON -- A U.S. envoy will hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in Beijing next week, the State Department said on Monday.
The American envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies planned to meet Feb. 23 with North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, The Associated Press reported.
It would be the first such U.S.-North Korea talks since the Dec. 17 death of longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
The talks were aimed at restarting multinational aid-for-disarmament negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program, the AP reported.
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Dont forget to bring MJ, along, maybe we can trade some autographs, and some one on ones for peace on the peninsula.lol
More brinksmanship by NK. How long will we allow it to go on, we are just apeasing a spoiled brat(NK) for the moment, until he starts crying again, or pulls some boneheaad move against SK, then we slap him on the wrist and wait for the next tantrum. Same story,different leader.
I can't be the only who thought "waste of time" when I read the headline.
It's a nice ploy to extort money from us. They want us to pay them to cease doing something that may be only smoke and mirrors. I don't doubt that we will be suckered in, george senior is not president any more.
North Korea knows a sucker when they see it. NK knows if they promise to be nice the US will shower them with money. So then they take the money and say screw you.
Okay, what has Baby Kim and North Korea run out of now? Rumor has it that Baby Kim's late daddy had an affinity for Jack Daniels and caviar among other things. Maybe the President should make sure that a couple of good sized crates are included with any delegations sent. I'll bet Slick Willy had some along when he got those two reporters released!
Give the fat kid...I mean their leader..a new Xbox console and a few updated new games for it..I'm sure he'll accept that as part of an agreement.
"OR"
A lifetime for himself only of free food at any McDonalds in the world.
Yada yada yada yada.....DEATH to AMERICA!
Yada yada yada yada..... We will BOMB South Korea!!
Yada yada yada yada...... We will NEVER allow UN Inspectors!!!
Yada yada yada yada....... (insert whatever here....why does the senseless dialogue continue?)
Demanding they end their nuclear program is pointless. Nuclear deterrence is the North Korean government's sole claim to legitimacy, and they aren't going to commit political suicide by getting rid of it. It'd be like them demanding that we dissolve the union. It's not going to happen.
Hmmmm, I gues the North Koreans had a lousy rice harvest and are running short on heating fuel. America to the rescue once again! Yes, how long are we going to let this go on? Every time they start to starve and shiver they want to talk to us, of course, they have to threaten first.
Can somebody involved with all this make some serious demands from the North Koreans? Hey China, how about you?
Coral Taxi... you must be one of those GOP guys who wants war wherever they can find it... but then refuses to raise taxes to pay for the damn war!
Kevin, it's much, much more efficient to just put up the missile defense off their shores like we have already done. Then their nukes mean nothing and they continue to bleed into insignificance with an economy the size of Trinidad's.
@ Kevin; Umm no sir, I am just tired of cowtoeing to these countries year after year,to no avail, talk is almost over here and in Iran, believe it.
Talk is cheap when it comes to these despots,and ayotollahs. Until last year I have been against cuts in military spending, which is shown on my previous posts from long ago. So Fail on your accusation.
I believe now there is room for cuts with wars winding down, as we far outspend all others,and even after the new proposed cuts(which you probably know nothing about) we will still be far ahead of Russia, and China.
Rarely if ever do I complain about paying taxes.
Oh and Kevin,
You must be one of those judgemental guys who assumes the worst in others they know nothing about.
Coral Taxi......."I believe now there is room for cuts with wars winding down....."
Wait a minute.....Mr. Obama has proposed using the funds generated by "cuts with wars" (getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan for example) to FUND HIS SPENDING in his BUDGET which is supposed to be released today even though his budget intentions have already been released to the public.
So, no matter how much will be cut in the DOD (or other government agencies for that matter), the "cuts" will wind up in Mr. Obama's treasure chest to fund his Social agenda.
And, Mr. Obama's THIRD budget will go nowhere since Mr. "Party of ONE --- NO" Reid has already stated that this BUDGET will be shelved since it will make the Democrats look bad (re-election time) again if put up for Congressional vote.
So, here we are.....THREE YEARS of the Obama Administration and the country will again be operating WITHOUT any budget. Expect to see the "continuing resolutions" battles come forth, along with another "request" from Mr. Obama to INCREASE our National Debt Limit.
As for the Nuke talks with North Korea.....Mr. Obama's intention of talking to the "enemy" with NO RESULTS.
Bottom line: ONE AND GONE.
Talking to them cost nothing and means even less. No change will come there unless China makes it happen and they won't. NK is simply the cork in the bottle that China wants and needs to stop massive numbers of defections by their people. Without the poverty, starvation and death camps of the North Korean regime a lot of Chinese just walk to freedom. The entire country of North Korea is just a massive "Berlin Wall" for the Chinese. Economically China would benefit from a unified Korea under the South's government. Except the Communist government would topple by massive upheaval the defections of Chinese workers would cause.
yea lets just trade MJ for the removal of NK's Nuke program. Sorry MJ its for the good of the world im sure you will be treated nice possibly worshiped :)
Typical US diplomacy. Have "talks" where the "ship has already sailed", but essentially sit by while other dangerous leaders brag on their new nuclear program that is gaining steam and how they'd enjoy seeing the west annihilated by it's future weapons.
STexan, if you're talking about Iran, we have done everything short of bombing them and going to war. If all else fails, we might, but as it stands, the missile shield is far more cost effective that a total war with 80 million people. Iran is more powerful than Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria combined.
What missle defense system? Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than we are to a functional missle defense system.
It's not "missiles" we'll need to be concerned about with regards to Iran's planned nuclear program. They are probably more dangerous with a fistfull of bottle rockets than their real potential with a "warhead delivery system". imposing and standing behind sanctions, does not a leader make. It takes a steady tone and message to the world that Iran is NOT going to be allowed to build a nuclear weapon or distribute nuclear materials, period. The same message applies for N Korea.
Same story. Let's "talk" about it. Let's not lay it on the line and say "get rid of them or you can starve."
They should be just as polite with Iran. Oh, wait... that only happens AFTER they get the nukes. No wonder Iran also wants to be in that club.
Iran and North Korea were treated essentially the same way. The sanctions on both are crippling. They both get opportunities to talk, the both are 10.5 seconds from being blown up, there are missile defense elements right outside their borders. We can't make anyone do anything, but we can neutralize them and we can make it hurt.
I still think the new boy-king looks like an asian Cartman.
"Respect my authority!!!"
I think he looks like poor Qian Zhijun.
I think Cartman (From South Park) would have said,
Respect my Authorita~ LOL...
"NO KITTY! thats my pot pie..."
Not holding my breath but it would be nice to see these people sit down and have a serious discussion just once to resolve this issue.
Do any of you chickenhawks need a ride to the recruiting office?
Been there done that, two tours in Vietnam. And yes I believe a strong offense is the best defense. Tyranical dictators, unfortunately, do not have the word "compromise" in their vocabulary.
One would think that your experience in Vietnam would have made your less inclined to send other peoples' children to their deaths in an unnecessary war.
I think this is a great step forward. If N Korea allows inspections and removal of any nuclear weapons it might possess, it should lead to an acceptance by the rest of the free world. If there is no threat, penalties and sanctions should he slowly removed.
Iran, unlike N Korea has signed the NPT and already allows inspections of it's nuclear enrichment program. Iran also has a nuclear energy reactor, which is the major reason they are enriching their uranium. Their second reason for uranium enrichment is medical isotopes, requiring enrichment of 20%, far less than the 97% required for weapons. No world body or intelligence organization has provided any hard proof that Iran intends anything more than peaceful use of it's program.
Honest diplomacy is the key to world peace.
"Honest diplomacy is the key to world peace."
Problem is: there are NO HONEST diplomats. Just look on the beltway (or any other country in the World). All our Elected officals have been bought and paid for.
Ralph,
I admire your trust in mankind, unfortunately, maniacs somehow get in positions of control and screw up everybody's lives. It has been going on for thousands of years with no signs of stopping.
Remember the old saying: Screw me once, Shame on you..Screw me twice, Shame on me!! Well, here are the geniuses we are electing and paying saying: Screw the US taxpayer another 1000 times and shame on them..
You mean like Iraq?
it doesnt always have to be Democrats vs republicans jackass. he means taxes in general. and dont lie i know wat u were gettin at
The problem with GOP war-mongering is that they still cling to the "old days" of WWII when war really was good for business, but that's not where there here-and-now is. War is just an expense no one wants, least of all Washington.
Talking to them only gives us a new story not to believe.
An utter waste of time and money..... N. Korea will always be a nuclear nation. Talk is cheap and whiskey costs money.
One (of many) mistakes G.W.Bush made during his presidency was his refusal to hold talks with North Korea. "We don't negotiate with terrorists" was his mantra. Yet North Korea was associated with any terrorist activities - unlike Saudi Arabia who we do constantly negotiate with. Bush labeled North Korea in the "axis of evi" and dealt with them with overt hostility, even when they were willing to negotiate. I feel that was North Korea's attempt to reach out and open negotiations which might have lead to nuclear disarmament, Korean unification, and the U.S. helping with the famine reported to be widespread in North Korea.
I doubt you have ever actually seen how North Koreans "negotiate".
There's no such thing as good will, compromise, or or a true known agenda.
Everything is hidden, tricky, and designed to get their way at the cost of their partner in the deal.
Negotiation is business. They don't have that 'balance scale' kind of thinking westerners do. They have an exploit and conquer mentality.
LOL eletruk time to come out of your cave and learn some politics
It's disgusting how many people on here are against talks with our adversaries. If people this arrogant were in charge during the cold war, we would've destroyed ourselves. We had talks with the Soviet Union all the time during the cold war. Those talks are the reason the cold war never turned hot. Talking to our adversaries is far cheaper and more effective than war, especially when nuclear weapons are involved.
Then at what point do the Russians and Chinese step up and help control the proliferation of nuclear arms they seemingly are sharing? We cannot stop it alone.
First test of fat boy dictator-kid.
If he doesn't come out swinging, his military will take over and leave him in a very diminished status (if they haven't already).
This is nothing more than another attempt to acquire much needed food for a starving nation. Food that seems to never trickle down through the government to the people.
People from other countries can and have resolved their differences, but governments cannot!
Our world is more complicated today than it has ever been since the beginning of time.
Why are we the only ones making these strong efforts to control nuclear weapons? What about the British, French, Germans, Russians, and Chinese in all this? North Korea is the bastard child of China. During the Korean War they supplied Chinese troops that over ran our military positions resulting in thousands of deaths of American servicemen. I think its China's job to put them in check. As for the Iranians it is Russia that defends their wayward actions. Both Russia and China vetoed stricter actions on Iran. Let the reel the Iranians in. We should concentrated our resources on defense from nuclear weapon attack. Then be prepared to take the offensive stance once an attempted attack is tried. We keep running around begging these rogue countries to listen while the Chinese and Russians all laugh at us. Enough of this nonsense. Time to take care of America first.
I met a little old lady the other day who at the age of 80 is working at Wal-Mart s a greeter and is scared she may not have a part-time job anymore. The poor widowed woman just wants to live out her remaining years in her own home. But since her husband died she only receives 800 a month in Social Security. That is not even enough to pay for an apartment. She could apply for rent subsidies in run-down apartment buildings that have menacing figures living there as well. She would feel in danger. Yet we spend billions on Egypt and other countries who basically hate our guts and wish us all dead. We have a president who cut Medicare benefits 400 billion to fund his health care plan for the rest of America. When do we take care of the elderly? Wake up America!
Because USA is the world's Booji Boy.
Because USA is the world's Booji Boy.
There is a key word! AID!! If you don`t build nuclear programs we will give you aid. Hey MR. Pres if they have the monies to build nucs I don`t think they need our monies for aid as much as the people here at home need the monies.
Here's an idea for a short, to the point conference. Point a whole bunch of big scary @!$%# at them and say "Go ahead, make my day." Then pack up and leave.
North Korea has been propped up by our "friend" China since jump-street. These people are merely proxies of China and therefore China has the real power to negotiate.
It is amazing to me that we faught communists several times and still hold Cuba hostage, but China is now our best friend and trading partner...It makes me sick.
Pay attention to the world around you people...You might just see a bigger picture emerge.
Uh, HF? Who taught you East Asian politics? The Chinese hate the North Koreans. They've been pissed at the DPRK ever since the war, when the Koreans wouldn't stop executing American POWs, and it's been downhill from there.
it is crucial that we have a nuclear war to kill of at-least half the population of the world. there simply is not enough resources to sustain the ever growing population. if man is to survive we need a real world war.
just nuke the NK's, they are a waste of air to the rest of the world.
That's a pretty cavalier attitude you have towards genocide...
My nuke's bigger than your nuke. Na na na na naaan na.