>>Ah, no, not everything - and this wasn't actually a critique per se, you seem to be so effing sensitive. It's just when it starts playing world's cop and doing things normal countries don't, that I get this wish to point out how absurd it would look if we, just for a moment, assumed that countries are equal by international law.
>
>The only thing I'm curious about is how taking North Korea off a terrorist list (or putting it on one to begin with) is something that normal countries don't do. When It comes to North Korea and nuclear weapons, how far removed are the actions of the U.S. from the rest of our UN allies? Or those of the UN security council?
>
>What about UN Resolution 1718?
>
>Are you aware of why North Korea was on the list and the purpose of it being on the list? I thought you supported sanctions rather than military action? North Korea was added to the list in 1988.
>
>You may find this enlightening:
>
>http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30613.pdf
>
>What would a normal country have done?

OK, when was the last time one African country said something to praise good behavior of a, say, South American country?

It's a matter of principle - which countries have the right to appraise other countries' behaviors. IMO, it's either all, or none. Or does size matter?