From The Bloomberg:Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- When North Korea said last month it would bar inspectors from analyzing soil and nuclear waste to verify the extent of its weapons program, it raised concerns that leader Kim Jong Il was stalling talks until Barack Obama assumes the presidency in January.
Maybe Kim didn’t pay enough attention to what Obama said during his campaign. While he indicated he might be willing to meet directly with dictators like North Korea’s, his words, and probable appointments, show he is unlikely to offer a better deal than President George W. Bush.
“No administration is going to come into office in Washington trying to be more flexible than the outgoing one,” said Victor Cha, a Georgetown University professor in Washington who engaged in the North Korea negotiation when he worked at the U.S. State Department. “That has just not been the case in the history of the negotiations.”
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My Comment: LOL .... we shall see.