June 17, 2011

Obama's North Korea Plan Is a Mess

Joel Wit & Jenny Town, Foreign Policy

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If the United States continues its approach, there will almost certainly be no nuclear talks with North Korea until a new South Korean president takes office two years from now.

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TAGGED: Kim Jong-il, South Korea, China, Barack Obama, North Korea

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