More News and Notes
Ralph Cossa, of Pacific Forum CSIS, points to Roh and South Korea, who haven't stepped up to the plate with the North, and says that it's their lead we'll have to follow. As a matter of practicing their "sunshine policy" and later the "Policy of Peace and Prosperity", Seoul has told the North that they can either have nuclear weapons or have economic and political cooperation. As Cossa notes, it's time to see if the South was bluffing.
Ibrahim al-Jaafari, interim vice president of Iraq, former London based physician and leader of Hezb ad-Daawa Islamiyya, looks to be the choice for Prime Minister. He has thus far, at least of late, seemed rational, supportive of U.S. forces being present and focused on the right things (i.e. establishing a secure Iraq and including all Iraqi's).
