The Red Fox
Friday, September 16, 2005
By Ted Galen Carpenter
From the bastion of Right-Wing America, FOX...
At his first news conference, Jay Lefkowitz, the newly appointed U.S. envoy to promote human rights in North Korea, refused to rule out linking food aid to improvements in Pyongyang’s treatment of its citizens. Ohhh. So he FUCKING REFUSED to rule out help for Pyongyang's citizens to get better treatment. Isn't that his fucking job? His comment was merely the latest indication that the United States has opted to continue its policy of isolation and confrontation to get the North Korean regime to capitulate(change). The historical record, however, suggests that engagement would be a better option. No. Bill Clinton's "historical record" suggested everything we needed to know regarding the issue.
The United States has utilized two other models for dealing with repressive governments: forcible regime change and isolation. Both have largely failed... That's your opinion Ted.
...That record suggests that instead of attempting to isolate and browbeat North Korea we should see if engagement is possible. ask North Korean citizens to "engage" in all of the freedoms we take for granted There is little doubt that Pyongyang wants to have normal relations with the United States. They do not have "intentions" of trying to be a normal country. We should oblige. Kim Jong-il’s regime might well portray the offer of such a carrot as a boost to its prestige like every other act he has EVER FUCKING PERFORMED. But engagement would likely be a poisoned carrot--one that would help create subtle pressures for reform within the North Korean system. "Subtle pressure"? That really sounds like a great way to deal with a difficult problem... It is certainly preferable to the nearly six-decade-old and utterly bankrupt strategy of isolation.
By Ted Galen Carpenter
From the bastion of Right-Wing America, FOX...
At his first news conference, Jay Lefkowitz, the newly appointed U.S. envoy to promote human rights in North Korea, refused to rule out linking food aid to improvements in Pyongyang’s treatment of its citizens. Ohhh. So he FUCKING REFUSED to rule out help for Pyongyang's citizens to get better treatment. Isn't that his fucking job? His comment was merely the latest indication that the United States has opted to continue its policy of isolation and confrontation to get the North Korean regime to capitulate(change). The historical record, however, suggests that engagement would be a better option. No. Bill Clinton's "historical record" suggested everything we needed to know regarding the issue.
The United States has utilized two other models for dealing with repressive governments: forcible regime change and isolation. Both have largely failed... That's your opinion Ted.
...That record suggests that instead of attempting to isolate and browbeat North Korea we should see if engagement is possible. ask North Korean citizens to "engage" in all of the freedoms we take for granted There is little doubt that Pyongyang wants to have normal relations with the United States. They do not have "intentions" of trying to be a normal country. We should oblige. Kim Jong-il’s regime might well portray the offer of such a carrot as a boost to its prestige like every other act he has EVER FUCKING PERFORMED. But engagement would likely be a poisoned carrot--one that would help create subtle pressures for reform within the North Korean system. "Subtle pressure"? That really sounds like a great way to deal with a difficult problem... It is certainly preferable to the nearly six-decade-old and utterly bankrupt strategy of isolation.
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