An alternative to a US war on North Korea? Here's what US leftists should argue for -- a non-aggression pact between the USA and North Korea, negotiated through bilateral talks between them:
***** Scholars favor diplomacy in N. Korea
By Andrew Edwards DAILY BRUIN STAFF aedwards at media.ucla.edu
...[S]everal scholars, including UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale, met Friday at UCLA to discuss policies available to the United States.
"Diplomacy is the least bad option," Carnesale said at the event, held at the James West Alumni Center and sponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute.
If North Korea makes serious moves to cooperate, Carnesale said Bush should consider a non-aggression pact with North Korea....
<http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=23387> *****
That's what South Koreans want as well: "Critics of US policy, including South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun and leading US Democrats, have urged Washington to accept North Korea's demand for talks" (Andrew Ward, "N Korea Missile Test Meets Calm US Response," _Financial Times_ 10 March 2003, <http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1045511503981>).
This is really a no-brainer. -- Yoshie
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