Comments on: The Six Party Talks game – play if you can… http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/24/the-six-party-talks-game-play-if-you-can/ the DMZ will not last forever... or will it? Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kimmi http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/24/the-six-party-talks-game-play-if-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Kimmi Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:31:26 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/24/the-six-party-talks-game-play-if-you-can/#comment-111 What is this things? Diplomacy is the only answer.Being a cynic is not going to solve problems but communication is the first step. Get real Hans! What is this things? Diplomacy is the only answer.Being a cynic is not going to solve problems but communication is the first step. Get real Hans!

]]> By: Baltimoron http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/24/the-six-party-talks-game-play-if-you-can/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Baltimoron Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:11:15 +0000 http://koreanunification.net/2007/09/24/the-six-party-talks-game-play-if-you-can/#comment-110 And, reading K-Bloggers all these years, I've concluded that: 1. Expecting one's own outcomes to occur is just sheer petulance. 2. As Kaplan would argue, America is indispensable, not domineering. The price of hegemony is mind-numbing diplomacy. Where America is very much not wanted and has trouble making its purpose known, inviting oneself and keeping oneself at the table is required. 3. What other country actually cares about human rights? Not Japan, not South Korea, and not most of the world infringing human rights. If the US doesn't make a big deal, no one else will. And, America has to be at the table to be heard. 4. America might not have all the votes in its pocket anymore, but it's a damn fine spoiler. 5. What else are we going to spend State's budget on? Healthcare? The CIA? More satellites? Please! And, reading K-Bloggers all these years, I’ve concluded that:

1. Expecting one’s own outcomes to occur is just sheer petulance.

2. As Kaplan would argue, America is indispensable, not domineering. The price of hegemony is mind-numbing diplomacy. Where America is very much not wanted and has trouble making its purpose known, inviting oneself and keeping oneself at the table is required.

3. What other country actually cares about human rights? Not Japan, not South Korea, and not most of the world infringing human rights. If the US doesn’t make a big deal, no one else will. And, America has to be at the table to be heard.

4. America might not have all the votes in its pocket anymore, but it’s a damn fine spoiler.

5. What else are we going to spend State’s budget on? Healthcare? The CIA? More satellites? Please!

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