padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
sorry to start yet another thread, but...
Holy Shit!
I mean, it's a big deal. great that the 2 journalists were released, of course, tho I suspect that was more a means to the end of opening up a dialogue on terms both sides could live with, no one looking like they're giving up something for nothing. have to wait & see but if something productive comes of this - i.e., future talks, some progress on the nukes, etc. - it will have to bee seen as a pretty major coup. OTOH, surely administration will be roundly attacked on right-wing talk shows for dealing w/N Korean regime at all.
pretty ballsy move either way.
Holy Shit!
I mean, it's a big deal. great that the 2 journalists were released, of course, tho I suspect that was more a means to the end of opening up a dialogue on terms both sides could live with, no one looking like they're giving up something for nothing. have to wait & see but if something productive comes of this - i.e., future talks, some progress on the nukes, etc. - it will have to bee seen as a pretty major coup. OTOH, surely administration will be roundly attacked on right-wing talk shows for dealing w/N Korean regime at all.
pretty ballsy move either way.