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>It's beginning, faster than I thought it would, to look like North Korea was right - that you'd better HAVE WMDs to keep the U.S. at bay.

Be realistic on this one Jim. We all know from HISTORY that North Korea does not have WMD to keep the U.S. at bay but to NEGOTIATE with the U.S. for more food and money. They do this repeatedly since the Korean war. They ask for stuff, we say no, they threaten, we negotiate, and they get what they want or close to it. That is why they wanted to negotiate bilaterally with the U.S. and UNTIL NOW insisted only N Korea and the US participate in negotiations. Bush stated that he would not entertain talks bilaterally with N Korea and as of yesterday, North has stated that it will 'consider' talks involving other countries. N Korea does everytime their economy is about to fall apart and they need an influx of money and food for economic growth.

Do you have any historical evidence with N Korea that suggests otherwise? Your posts are sounding like pure Pres Bush bashing lately with no evidence to back anything up. Political opinions are only opinions, not fact.