Bush Administration Urges China to Try Harder to Reopen Talks-NKorea

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBTQ5TGK8E.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with an extended stalemate, the Bush administration has asked China to redouble its efforts to lure North Korea back to negotiations on its nuclear weapons program.

The appeal, disclosed by a State Department official on condition of anonymity, reflects a growing frustration over North Korea's refusal to reopen six-nation talks for nearly a year and rhetoric from Pyongyang that administration officials consider alarming.

Last week, some U.S. officials said spy satellites show possible preparations for North Korea's first-ever nuclear weapons test, including the digging and refilling of a large hole at a suspected test site in northeastern Gilju along with the apparent construction of a reviewing stand being erected some distance away.

China should use all the tools available to it to reopen negotiations, said the U.S. official, without elaboration.

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Frustration or desperation?

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Everyday I watch this administration and a end up ...

doing this :banghead: and/or this :blush: It's hard to believe how these people can show their faces in public anymore. They don't seem to be able to make the connection between cause and effect.

[tmooses]

2. And how much leverage do we now have with the Chinese?

[cliss]

3. 2 neighbors are in a dispute.

They've been bickering for a long time. They're involved in a long,protracted game of "chicken" to see who can hold out the longest. The other neighbors on the street are disgusted. They are getting sick of this Soap Opera.

Neighbor #1 goes to another neighbor, halfway down the street.

"Would you please try harder to fix this situation?"

[rndmprsn]

4. so pathetic...reduced to begging the chinese to help us out of...

the mess bushco created by their ABC (anybody but clinton) approach to N korea... and when they slapped the S korean prez in the face and refused to support sunshine policy...you reap what you sow huh bushco?

now this is their strategy...beg the chinese to help?!

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"The Bush administration on Monday offered a couple of incentives to North Korea - direct talks and recognition of its sovereignty - in a bid to reopen negotiations.

But on Tuesday, North Korea again took a hard line, blaming the United States for the impasse in negotiations while dismissing reports that it was preparing a nuclear test."

so now bushco is willing to give N korea what it wanted in the begining?!! and now N korea is rejecting even that...this admin is so freaking pathetic!

[Double T]

5. This Administration Has Blown The Window Of Opportunity.......

.........to resume talks on nuclear weapons containment with North Korea. Now the Bush Administration is desperate to resume talks with North Korea. The US is busy fighting wars with countries having no WMD's while the countries with the capabilities for building WMD's have continued their progress toward building nuclear weapons unabated. Another great job by the Chimpmeister of assessing a situation and making the wrong, stupid decision.