Independent Institute
by Ivan Eland

09/26/05

Bellicose U.S. behavior toward North Korea and other 'rogue' states during recent administrations has reinforced North Korea's intrinsic paranoia. The Clinton administration bombed Serbia during the conflicts over Bosnia and Kosovo and launched air strikes on Iraq to get rid of Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction. The Bush administration invaded Iraq to do the same. North Korea could see that non-nuclear Serbia and Iraq got no respect from the United States and quickly redoubled its efforts to develop the only military capability that could keep the superpower at bay -- a credible nuclear arsenal. Iran has read the tea leaves much the same way and has done much the same thing...

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1576


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp