It is inevitable for Washington to choose sticks over carrots to tame Pyongyang’s recalcitrant military regime. For now, no one is ready to talk about a conciliatory exit from tensions on the Korean Peninsula that have been escalating since North Korea’s torpedo attack on a South Korean warship in March.
After holding the ``2+2” talks between foreign and defense ministers of the South and the U.S. in Seoul Wednesday, State Secretary Hillary Clinton announced a plan to impose new sanctions on the North. No doubt the sanctions are aimed at punishing Pyongyang for sinking the 1,200-ton Cheonan in the West Sea, killing 46 sailors.
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