I’ll get flamed for this. Although Albright continued the appeasing/do-nothing policy of four previous presidents, including her boss, it’s hard to denounce that meeting. In some ways, it was unprecedented, that an official U.S. diplomat is clinking glasses with a country who is technically at war with the U.S. And Kim Jung Il was way more ruthless than his son.
“In some ways, it was unprecedented, that an official U.S. diplomat is clinking glasses with a country who is technically at war with the U.S. And Kim Jung Il was way more ruthless than his son.”
Clinton and Allbright were fools. But your key point is valid. Dialogue is somewhat useful if for no other reason than to communicate directly to NK what they are risking.