“The Obama administration has tough words for North Korea, but it’s looking to China and Russia to do the heavy lifting to punish Pyongyang for its latest nuclear explosion”
When will any issue ever belong to Obama? He blames Bush and places the outcome of events on others.
Not hating, I just want a serious answer.
China had stepped in with the talks but they are in a bad situation. The scenario is this. Demand NK to stop nuclear development and it will lose an ally and US wins. Help NK to develop nuclear weapons, both sides lose. Dont talk to NK and wait for it develop. Maintain relationship and both sides have nothing to lose yet. US talk with NK, nothing to lose since only South Korea, american pawn, will be attacked. A non NK ally nor enemy should conduct the peace talk with peaceful resolution. Just leave Dalai out of this
I don’t see any blaming here. Asking China an Russia to help is common sense, they have more influence.
China and South Korea remain the largest donors of food aid to North Korea. In addition to food aid, China reportedly provides an estimated 80 to 90 percent of North Korea’s oil imports at “friendly prices” that are sharply lower than the world market price.[74]
Tough words with no ballz to back it up… isn’t that like provoking a bully and smile while he punches you in the face? Stupid.
China controls NK, why would they put diplomatic pressure on themselves? Like putting a tourniquet on their own arm. They probably gave NK the technology to produce the missile, knowing the US would be a target while maintaining enough diplomacy to sustain themselves economically.
Try next year. Obama hasn’t even been in office as long as Bush was when 9/11 happened, yet nearly every Republican I’ve talked to said 9/11 was mostly Clinton’s fault. Also, I don’t see why Obama needs to take a bigger role in this North Korea issue. After all, Russia and China are North Korea’s neighbors. Obama has enough problems at home.
It’s natural and normal to expect regional partners to look after their own backyard. China is not only NK’s neighbour but biggest supplier and closest ally. Therefore it’s primarily CHINA’S responsibility to whip NK into place.
Would you expect China to look after Mexico if they were getting narky?
You really should read a newspaper or a book sometime.
You obviously know nothing about North Korea.
That’s called using diplomacy. He understands that China and Russia have more sway over North Korea than we do. If he didn’t get these nations to help bring them into line, nothing would ever get done with them.
He’s a typical liberal Democrat, blame someone else for problems and make them clean up the mess.
Then ask a serious question!
When he does it the blame is his.
I’m glad. About time we stepped back and let the powers of the region take care of themselves.
I just love how he says ” We all need to tighten our belts” what the **** does he even no about that? no politicians do
Obama is too scared that if he lifts a finger he will lose his ’star power’ that he has from the left. So, he is contracting out the dirty work to other nations, which is fine, but the MSM needs to report on these things. They are too busy kissing his *** to report on any real stories.
Liberals never want to confront a dangerous enemy. They think that as long as we appease, an enemy will forget his evil ways and learn to love us.
He can’t help being a liberal.
Obama is doing nothing different then was done by Bush. China controls the purse and energy strings for North Korea, so they will have a huge impact. Obama is too cowardly to own anything.