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Not A Bad Week.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
Foreign Affairs: It's easy to be downcast about the state of the world. But where the U.S. has extended its influence, there is reason to be optimistic.
Last week ended with the news that North Korea had agreed to sit down with five other nations to discuss its nuclear weapons program. It began with news of yet more deaths of U.S. troops in Iraq and continued reports of worsening conditions there.
We were particularly encouraged to learn last week that Pyongyang is willing to talk with South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the U.S. about its nuclear arms development. North Korea has demanded one-on-one talks with the U.S. The White House, refusing to give in to nuclear blackmail, has insisted that other nations -- neighbors that are more directly affected by Kim Jong Il's hostility -- take part.
Pressure clearly is growing on the Kim regime to back away from its plans and dismantle any nuclear arms it may have made. The chances for a peaceful, permanent solution increase with every nation that joins the discussions.
Reality, however, compels us to note that concessions are often offered in talks. The White House has to go into the discussions holding the hard line that there will be no reward for North Korea giving up its nuclear ambitions. We saw what happened when the Clinton administration appeased North Korea in 1994. U.S. assistance in building a nuclear power program in exchange for Pyongyang dropping its weapons plans has created a near nuclear crisis.
Also last week, President Bush met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after meeting ...
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