Los Angeles Times (June 26)
2011/ 06/ 27 by jd in Global News
When North Korea opened fire sixty-one years ago, a war began that claimed 33,000 U.S. soldiers, 100,000 Chinese and 2 million Koreans. Today, relations remain in disarray. 2010 marked the deadliest year since the armistice. Six-party talks have little chance of restarting after the North’s recent fatal attacks on a South Korean submarine and villagers on Yeonpyeong Island. Senator John Kerry writes, “The U.S. response to all of this has been measured but firm. It has also been inadequate.” The Senator believes the U.S. needs to unilaterally “engage North Korea directly,” even if this is on a limited basis. The process will be slow, but it needs to begin.
Tags: North Korea, Six-party talks, South Korea, U.S.
