International Diplomacy
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poliphiloWhen you're the world's only superpower everybody wants to be your friend- even if they say otherwise. The Obama administration seems to understand this. They go round smiling at people- and people are so flattered they fall over themselves to be obliging.
You don't need to wave the big stick; everyone knows it's there; wave it too much and you start to look jittery and insecure.
I'm fascinated by what just happened in North Korea- and how easy it was for Bill Clinton to win concessions. I think Kim Jong Il would fold like a mereingue if the World suddenly decided it loved him and wanted to do photo-ops with him. He's a very needy man.
You don't need to wave the big stick; everyone knows it's there; wave it too much and you start to look jittery and insecure.
I'm fascinated by what just happened in North Korea- and how easy it was for Bill Clinton to win concessions. I think Kim Jong Il would fold like a mereingue if the World suddenly decided it loved him and wanted to do photo-ops with him. He's a very needy man.
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Date: 2009-08-06 12:37 pm (UTC)I'm hoping that- whatever happened- this will be the first step towards bringing North Korea back into the family of civilised nations.