Sunday, December 29, 2002
Double Standard
Washington Post: For Wary White House, A Conflict, Not a Crisis. "In the case of Baghdad, the United States is preparing to go to war with a country that has just readmitted a hundred or so United Nations weapons inspectors. In the case of Pyongyang, the White House has said it has no intention of resorting to the military option, even though Pyongyang has just ordered the last three U.N. inspectors to leave."
Two quick questions: 1) Why is Bush deemed "wary", which is a positive description in this context, instead of "clueless", which seems to be a more accurate characterization? 2) Has Bush's crack team of psychoanalysists judged that Kim is not a serious threat due to the fact that Korea's mid-range missle is named the "No Dong"?