North Korea: Choosing Sides

After reading the two sides of this article, and seeing valid sides for both, I agree with both sides.  It seems as though North Korea doesn't want to talk to us at all; if they ever want to, it's only under their conditions... mainly when they need help.  North Korea has its own way of doing things and doesn't seem to need anyone's help-just watch the video that we saw in Senior Social this week.  The children don't want anything to do with the United States or any other part of the world.  They are stuck in their own little world, with their heads filled of Kim Jong-Il's ways.  They are so distant from the world and seem to like it.  

In saying that, I also believe that both sides could benefit from talks with each other.  We'd be able to find out if they have nuclear weapons, and we'd be able to figure out a way to make sure they aren't using them in a terrible way.  We'd also be able to help them with any kind of economic problem they were having, like when they had millions of starving people in their country.  North Korea would also benefit; they'd be able to see where we were coming from and hopefully see what the rest of the world sees.  

It would be best if North Korea and the United States could come together and talk, but in seeing what happened with the 1994 framework, it doesn't seem like either side wants to comply completely... one side more than the other.  It seems like North Korea is happy by itself, and if that's the way they really want it, and their people are happy, then they should do what they want to do.  Talks would be best, but if not, so be it.