US to declare end of North Korea if it doesn't abandon nukes!
Posted on 11/20/2006 4:46:13 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
U.S. to declare end to Korean War if N. Korea abandons nukes: report
(Kyodo) _ U.S. President George W. Bush has told Chinese President Hu Jintao that Washington would officially declare an end to the Korea War if North Korea abandons it nuclear arms and programs, the Asahi Shimbun reported on its website Tuesday.
Bush made the remark during talks with the Chinese leader held on Sunday on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Hanoi, the report said.
According to White House spokesman Tony Snow, Hu responded favorably to the U.S. proposal, according to the report.
The U.S. president made a similar offer when he met with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, it said.
After meeting Roh, Bush said, "We want the North Korean leaders to hear that if it gives up its weapons, nuclear weapons ambitions, we would be willing to enter into security arrangements with the North Koreans, as well as move forward new economic incentives for the North Korean people."
The 1950-1953 Korean War ended in a cease-fire, not a formal peace treaty.
The proposed end to the war is seen as a step toward concluding a peace treaty as repeatedly demanded by Pyongyang.
Washington apparently made the offer in a bid to induce a shift in North Korea's stance on the nuclear issue while maintaining its sanctions against the North, the report said.
A joint statement adopted at the end of the fourth round of the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program in September last year said the United States and North Korea respect each other's sovereignty and take steps to normalize their ties.
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US to declare end of North Korea if it doesn't abandon nukes!
If we could be sure they would abandon the nukes it would be a step in the right direction. But......
"Stick 'em up, U.S.!"
Maybe Chia Pet is getting tired be so ronaey LOL!
The Libs are saying that all we need to do is the same for Iran (Security guarantees) and this whole debacle goes away. I think we are just feeding the alligators in hopes they don't eat us last.
But wait, we've been there for about 50 years, not nearly as long as Germany or Japan. Yet, Iraq is a quagmire. And let's not forget Bosnia, 10 years after we were supposed to be 'out'.
Heh!
Gives the Kim regime a face-saving "win."
No problem with that.
US can't do that. N Kor started it. It's up to N Kor. It's a UN matter anyway.
Can we get the hell out of South Korea now?
Its not a bad deal....declare the war over ...withdraw all American forces to Guam....and let South Korea deal with Kim..
HEY Monk check this out possibity end of Korea war
We can do anything we want...declare it over and walk away....let North Koreas neighbors deal with it.
I totally agree how come we in South Korea HELLO
Yeah...like NK would do something like that...My cat could make a better deal.
Its not a bad deal....declare the war over ...withdraw all American forces to Guam....and let South Korea deal with Kim..
Sounds nice, but that would probably be perceived as further U.S. weakness in the face of Kim's semi-belligerent intransigence...
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