Why have previous POTUS’s been making the same mistakes with North Korea for decades – PB/TK
A Brief History of U.S. Presidential Struggles with North Korea – By Emma Talkoff / July 11 2017
When it comes to North Korean diplomacy, U.S. Presidents have long been faced with a number of choices—none of them particularly good.
“You’re not choosing between good and bad,” says Victor Cha, former director of Asian affairs for the White House National Security Council under George W. Bush. “You’re choosing between bad, really bad, worse, and much worse options.”
Since the 1990s, presidential approaches have ranged from reconciliatory to openly unfriendly. But truly effective diplomacy remains elusive, and an aggressive military approach has been seen largely as a last resort, since it could provoke nuclear violence or an attack on Seoul.
There have been some key differences in approach. Then-President Clinton made a number of visible attempts at negotiating with North Korea, including sending then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to North Korea for an official state visit in 2000.
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