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[Typhoon]

[Alyallen]

A testes transplant??

I don't know which one need a new pair more: Bushie or Roh....

[Bailsibub]

I think Roh was hoping that Bushie would have one of his moments, slip up, and say something wrong. But he 'misunderestimated' or boy.

I only wish Bushie hadn't been so polite to the little bugger....

[Adventurer]

George Bush spoke quite well in the conference. He said basically that the United States does want good relations with North Korea and also a peace treaty. Essentially, if North Korea complies with certain things, they will get rewarded. The South Korean leader was making it seem, verbally, that the United States was in the way of peace. You never know what is really going on between politicians. We do know that both South and the US do want to get closer to North Korea. The U.S. is willing to let go of hostility vis-a-vis North Korea and have more rapprochment if Kim Jung Il decides to show he is serious about making certain changes. Again, we never know if Bush was simply completely surprised or not. Things can sometimes be staged in politics just like in wrestling. I don't take the exchange too seriously.

[stevemcgarrett]

Typhoon wrote:

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[Typhoon]

[stevemcgarrett]

Typhoon:

A correction is in order:

I meant to say that I'm NOT doubting the veracity of your claim...

I'll try to lay my hands on one of these books. Ironic, isn't it, how Koreans still have the nerve to criticize the Japanese for trying to whitewash their involvement in WWII.

[contrarian]

Typhoon sure as heck is living in a different Sk than I have been in for 7.5 years. The Koreans except for the lefty Roh typs know waht in heck its all about.

The GNP conservatives are going to win the next election. Their attitude is totally differeny

[Typhoon]

As my father-in-law is part of the GNP I would have to say not all Koreans are clueless about history, but my point is that the school system here fills people's minds with garbage and a lot of young people have an innaccurate view of what happened during the Korean War. Talk to kids and see what they know. I know my 7 years here have shown me that the school curriculum is very sympathetic to the North and their version of the Korean War. I am not sure what curriculum you have been looking at, but it most not be from the public school system.

This is why Roh was able to win the last election and this is why he is planning a summit with the North. The North has had a lot of bad publicity in the South over the past year and a half and it is tough to preach that "the Northerns are our brothers" when they have nukes and other nasties pointing at the South.

Maybe this is why he pushed Bush about the North this past week? It could be a setup to a promise for "direct peace talks" following the summit, which leads to a great wave of sympathy for the North, and the defeat of the hardline GNP in the next election. We will have to wait and see.

[contrarian]

The leftist parties are dead in this electio. Maybe next time.

[Typhoon]

I hope so. I am just worried that Lee will have a lot of skeletons in his closet that are going to bite him on the butt as the election draws near. You know CEOs of Hyundai tend to lie, cheat, and do some pretty illegal things. I can only hope you are right that the left is dead in this election.

[contrarian]

That's OK, if he self destructs General Parks daughter woul make a good president. She is old line conservative.

[Typhoon]

I agree...she would make an excellent president. Too bad she wasn't the choice of the party.