http://danielsherwood.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/north-korea-to-receive-us-aid/ Just another Foreign Policy weblog Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://danielsherwood.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/north-korea-to-receive-us-aid/#comment-8 jalhaj Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:02:38 +0000 http://danielsherwood.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-8 I am glad to see that aid is being delivered to North Korea as well. I doubt very much that the timing of relinquishing the nuclear arms program and the giving of aid are coincidental but a good venture none the less. It could have been a strategy of North Korea - they are aware that the only way they will ave sanctions removed and receive aid is by removing the nuclear weapons program. As Professor Sweetman said in class the other day, they were faced with an ultimatum whether to feed their people or continue on with the nuclear program. I am very happy to hear that they decided the latter. However, if The United States was genuinely good willed, they would have offered the aid regardless of the nuclear program North Korea was undertaking. Simple politics. This is a good illustration of how a country can set policies dictated by the strenght of their economy rather than by the use of arms. Good illustration of that concept learned in class. I am glad to see that aid is being delivered to North Korea as well. I doubt very much that the timing of relinquishing the nuclear arms program and the giving of aid are coincidental but a good venture none the less. It could have been a strategy of North Korea – they are aware that the only way they will ave sanctions removed and receive aid is by removing the nuclear weapons program. As Professor Sweetman said in class the other day, they were faced with an ultimatum whether to feed their people or continue on with the nuclear program. I am very happy to hear that they decided the latter. However, if The United States was genuinely good willed, they would have offered the aid regardless of the nuclear program North Korea was undertaking. Simple politics. This is a good illustration of how a country can set policies dictated by the strenght of their economy rather than by the use of arms. Good illustration of that concept learned in class.

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