North Korea open to talks but not with US 'brandishing a nuclear stick'

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

North Korea is open to talks, but not while the US is "brandishing a nuclear stick", its state news agency has said.

The statement came on Wednesday as President Barack Obama said more provocative behaviour by Pyongyang was likely but would not be rewarded. The North has made a series of threats against South Korea and the US and cut off co-operation at the joint industrial park it operates with Seoul, reflecting its anger at tightened sanctions due to its third nuclear test and joint US-South Korean military drills.

The secretary of state, John Kerry, earlier said that the US was prepared to reach out but the North would have to demonstrate good faith by taking steps to meet its previous commitments as he wrapped up his tour of Asia.

Obama said he anticipated that "North Korea will probably make more provocative moves over the next several weeks, but our hope is we can contain it and we can move into a different phase, in which they try to work through diplomatically some of these issues so they can get back on a path where they're actually feeding their people."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/17/north-korea-talks-us-nuclear-stick

[TwilightGardener]

1. Laughable. They are not now, and have never been, afraid of us. Even with provocation and

small attacks, including upon our servicemen, we have not retaliated. We must give them nothing, and make no concessions.

[hughee99]

2. Once we get rid of all our nuclear weapons, I'm sure they'll be glad to sit down

and have a reasonable conversation with us.

[vduhr]

4. It's the....

"You put down your weapon and we'll talk, but I'll keep my weapon pointed at you." And the U.S. is supposed to respond (in a Goofy voice), "Yup, why sure! eyuk eyuk!"

[John2]

5. I said Obama would

come up with some kinda morality statement. Feeding your people, really? This comes from a guy that wants to introduce chained CPI versus military spending. It sounds just like the rightwingers in Congress using religious morality to justify their actions. I'll tell you what Mr. President, Lift all your economic sanctions and stop trying to strangle their economy for regime change. And if they can't feed their people then, you may prove your argument.

[librechik]

3. who is brandishing a nuclear stick now????

Is that the Taepodong calling the Saturn missile black? What antiquated nonsense

[Poll_Blind]

6. I'm sorry, WHO is brandishing the "nuclear stick"?

What the fuck is a "nuclear stick", anyway? Is that like a "nuclear carrot"?

I've got one of those. Who knows what I'm talking about, WOOT WOOT?!



YEAH, J KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

WOOT! WOOT!

PB

[John2]

7. It is similar to

two kids fighting in a sand box.

[Volaris]

8. "...so they can get back on a path where they're actually feeding their people."

aHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHA That's called backstabbing from the Front. And while I'm not real happy with my Elected Government today, THAT makes it a little better.

peace=)