Doug Bandow
North Korea has just reminded the United States that it is
intent on negotiating with the United States, not accepting an
administration diktat, especially one explicitly modeled after the
Libya deal, which ultimately ended in the gruesome death of Muammar
el-Qaddafi, who agreed to its terms.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently visited Pyongyang again
and made Kim Jong-un an offer he hoped the North Korean supreme
leader could not reject: abandon nuclear weapons and the North can
“have all the opportunities your people so richly
deserve.” But the Trump administration should be careful what
it asks for. What if Kim said, “Yes, here are my nukes. Now
where are …read more
Source: Cato Institute
