North Korea wants U.S. attention
Could it be any clearer that North Korea wants our attention?
The Bush administration has so far done a poor job of dealing with North Korea. The administration doesn't even appear to have a strategy for negotiating with Pyongyang beyond insisting on multilateral talks, which the North doesn't seem interested in.
United Nations Security Council members on Wednesday discussed a draft resolution proposed by Japan -- and backed by the United States and Britain -- that demands countries cut off any money or materials that could be used for North Korea's missile program, diplomats said.Well, the missile firings appear to have achieved their intended effect: the U.S. and world news media are focusing on North Korea, as are the governments of nations like Japan, South Korea, and of course, ours.
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North Korea fired seven missiles Wednesday, one long-range and five shorter-range missiles beginning shortly after 3:30 a.m. (2:30 p.m. Tuesday ET) and a seventh missile around 5:20 p.m. (4:20 a.m. ET) Wednesday.
The Bush administration has so far done a poor job of dealing with North Korea. The administration doesn't even appear to have a strategy for negotiating with Pyongyang beyond insisting on multilateral talks, which the North doesn't seem interested in.
