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Originally posted by smooth
And just when I thought you couldn't twist the reality of a situation to match your perceptions any more than you already have...
The "liberals" have been criticizing the administration for *not* exorcising diplomacy for at least the past year. Where have you heard different? Try a google to refresh your memory. N.K. has been calling for "knee to knee" discussions for some time now--our administration consistently declined.
Luckily N.K. capitulated and agreed to multi-lateral talks because then the administration finally did what the "liberals" have been requesting they do--address the issues diplomatically *before* they get out of control (which they seem to be spiralling towards that direction regardless).
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We have yet to go to war with North Korea, we have them talking now because we've successfully dealt with them in a non-violent manner in order to resolve issues as we deem most efficient; diplomacy. If we'll check our dictionary, we'll see that diplomacy is
not limited to businessmen in suits traveling to other countries talking with people. This process we've taken over the past few months has all been a part of an effort to achieve a dialogue with the North Korean fellows to see what they want. So on top of everything else, I can tack on "They don't know what diplomacy is," to my list.
Even still, liberals, like Freakasaurus (using you as an example sir =) before us continue to bash the United States leaders regardless of the fact that we are doing what they supposedly wanted us to do in Iraq. This has been going on for months, constantly during Iraqi war discussions. Often during those conversations someone will try and point out some sort of double-standard the Bush administration uses towards North Korea. I observe most often one of either of these excuses:
A. There's no oil in North Korea.
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B. Bush doesn't want to go there because North Korea is a greater threat, and potentially a greater risk of recieving much larger casualties. Insinuating either he's soft, or doesn't want to lose the upcoming election due to a poor descision.
Both are BS, and this also is not criticizing for failure to exercise diplomacy (which in itself is BS as well, like I have pointed out), it's raging non-sequitor put in a burlap bag and beaten with a baseball bat kind of talk.