Still pertinent, the discussion is just as applicable today. Back when we still had civil discussions on weblogs. [Be prepared for a long load time - my old site has been the target of scrapers in other countries, so I've had to put some rather resource-hungry IP blocks on it.]

That we're still facing this THIRTEEN YEARS LATER, however, boggles my mind. But knowing the military-industrial complex ...

We may not admire Trump, but NK has been a festering cyst on the backside of the world for too long - and every politician (right or left) knows it. And they should all be ashamed to have let it go on. If I were in South Korea or Japan right now, I'd be pissed.