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It looked like they have been building up to this for years. Swiss educated Kim Jong Un came to power, dealt with his internal issues to gain complete control,
by rorykoehler 9y ago
It looked like they have been building up to this for years. Swiss educated Kim Jong Un came to power, dealt with his internal issues to gain complete control, developed the nuclear weapons capabilities to be taken seriously internationally and then reaches out to negotiate.
- crdoconnor 9y agoNorth Korea have been trying to engage in talks for years. The US and South Korea have taken the approach that North Korea needs to give concessions - in the form of demilitarisation - before talks begin. Now they don't. North Korea (quite astutely) pointed out that if they did as they were told, like Libya, they'd end up like Libya. They don't want to end up like Libya.
- lambdadmitry 9y agoArguably citizens of Libya have it better than citizens of North Korea (or Syria for that matter)
- donatj 9y agoMy thoughts exactly. Finding a way out of the inherited war without looking weak to your people is a difficult dance.