North Korea--Fine Kettle of Fish!

North Korea's bomb is a testament to Bush's diplomatic failure--obviously not talking one to one is not working. Bush's administration lacks the diplomatic skills necessary for settling complex issues and not going one-to-one with other countries is just an attempt to cover up that fact. Getting other countries, like Iran and Korea, to capitulate on issues beforehand avoids the embarrassment of failure due to incompetence. Having other countries diplomats hold our hands at the negotiating table spreads and diffuses the blame of failure. Diplomacy is all about compromise and this administration is so locked into its ideology it is unable to grasp the meaning of compromise. This administration can't depend on Propaganda forever to sway people's opinions it has to perform at some level and point.