North Korea calls for friendlier relationship with the United States

myp · Dec 31, 2009

In a New Year's message, North Korea is calling for an end to hostile relations with the United States. The statement specifically mentioned a nuclear-free and peaceful Korean peninsula.

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BU3J920091231

Thoughts?

Computer_Head · Jan 2, 2010

"I'll believe it when I see it."

David · Jan 2, 2010

Computer_Head said:
"I'll believe it when I see it."

I share that sentiment.

Computer_Head · Jan 2, 2010

Kinda reminds you of those people back in the day who want to shake your hand to make up and have one of those shocker buzzers and go HA! HA! I see that if the U.S. actually falls for this.

Recaner · Jan 2, 2010

Computer_Head said:
"I'll believe it when I see it."

Yes sir.

It's like those new year's resolutions people make but never really accomplish.

myp · Jan 2, 2010

I think the best course of action for the United States would certainly be to take this message with a grain of salt. The other issue I see is that while they may be willing to cooperate, that has often meant giving them money to get them to listen (if history is any example.) In my book, that shouldn't fly.

deanhills · Jan 3, 2010

Computer_Head said:
"I'll believe it when I see it."

Totally agreed. I also have to wonder at their motivation for this message. Exactly what were they hoping to gain by it?

Dirk · Jan 3, 2010

`This will come to nothing.

DodgeFB · Jan 3, 2010

Dirk said:
`This will come to nothing.

Agreed! That is a scary little guy running things over there.

Delta · Jan 3, 2010

This seems awfully suspicious to me. It wasn't a couple months ago that they were threatening to punish any intervention as far as their missile testing went and now out of no where they want to be peaceful?

omej · Jan 4, 2010

They've done this many times before, it's a great PR stunt. They tell anybody who will listen they want peace but then threaten other countries with annihilation if they try to intervene.

deanhills · Jan 5, 2010

Delta said:
This seems awfully suspicious to me. It wasn't a couple months ago that they were threatening to punish any intervention as far as their missile testing went and now out of no where they want to be peaceful?

Good point. Maybe they are working at testing some more missiles, so hoping to sugar coat things first before they try again?

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