North Korea (not Iraq): The Real Nuclear Threat

Chilling. Truly chilling. From the piece:

While the administration has steadily become more reasonable on North Korea, it still hasn't fully accepted the unpalatable truth: the only possible route out of this crisis is a grand bargain. Mr. Bush, who listened way too much to Mr. Cheney on the topic of Iraq, should reflect on something Mr. Cheney said on his China trip about negotiations over North Korea's nuclear programs: "Time is not necessarily on our side."

Alarmingly, I don't think George W. Bush reflects on much. Further, it would be out of character for him to assert himself against VP Cheney this late in the game.

The world waits.

But they don't have any oil.

hi wilso- You know, Deecups thinks you're on to something. In fact, reading from the PNAC site, I don't recall seeing N. Korea mentioned.

Yup, no oil.

North Korea seems to pose as great threat to national security as any regime. I do hope that we can defuse it, but see no way in which to do so.

I think it's impossible at this point. Bush has the US military so bogged down in the Iraq quagmire that GOP Senator C. Hagel is talking about a return of the draft.

Plus, there's the financial part. If we can't get Japan and China to buy more US Treasury notes to keep the government afloat, then how in the world would we pay for another war?

It's a mess. Too bad Bush ignored the very real nuclear threat posed by N. Korea over placating the PNAC crowd.