North Korea has inde…

North Korea has indeed launched, not 1, but 7 or more missile tests into the Sea of Japan. According to the news article, more could be on the way. Fortunately, the longest-range one, the Taepodong-2, failed shortly after take-off, which is no doubt a setback for their missile program. It happened quite a bit later than previously thought, but it did happen.

Some folks thought we were being played for fools (link to the cross-post at Stones Cry Out). Truth is, we were played almost 30 years ago when Jimmy Carter trusted a tyrant to keep his word. Some folks think that if we just speak more nicely to them, they’d calm down (see the comments to the cross-post of that same post at Blogger News Network). Carter, too, put the lie to that by being non-confrontational to a sworn enemy and allowing missile tech development to continue unabated.

North Korea has come (further) out of the closet, so to speak. Since they have to go back to drawing board on the long-range missile, we do have more time to deal with this, though it’s only because we got lucky. Do we need direct talks with North Korea? Possibly, but only if there’s some sense that it could be constructive and that it wasn’t just a delaying tactic on their part. Carter-esque appeasement, with non-verified agreements on their side, have obviously not worked. If we aren’t allowed to verify compliance, there really is no point in talking; we know what the result will be.

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