N Korea: Bush administration does something right!

In seeming contradiction to dealings (or more correctly non-dealings) with Iran, the US, via the "six nation talks" to grant fuel aid and work toward better relations with North Korea, in exchange for Pyongyang stopping its nuclear weapons program.

This is good. Sure, we don't know if the deal will hold, but we have to try. So why is it that when Iran (also part of Bush's 'Axis of Evil') has repeatedly tried to talk, Bush will have nothing to do with them? Hmm.... I'm sure it has nothing to do with oil, right?. Shortly after we invaded Iraq, Iran wanted to strike a deal, putting everything on the table. Iran was offering to allow inspections of their nuclear facilities, officially recognize Israel's right to exist ...sheesh, those 2 items right there are pretty huge. And there's not even any proof that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons; it's certainly against the teachings of the Koran. North Korea, on the other hand, has been quite blatant about their nuclear ambitions.

Well, here's hoping that the Bush administration will continue this new-found ability for dialog, and perhaps begin to follow some of the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, and actually talk to Iran and Syria.

One can hope.