From the NYTimes article South Koreans Express Fatigue With a Recalcitrant North:
“We sent them food, fertilizer, factories, more than we give our own
poor people,” said the South Korean, Lee Soon-hwan, a 30-year-old
office worker. “And all they pay us back with is this nuclear test.”
Wow. This quote really struck me. Part of me feels like "Duh! Now will you quit diddling around with Pollyanna crap like the 'Sunshine Policy' and get real (e.g., Washington's and Tokyo's Proliferation Security Initiative)?" But the part of me that knows South Koreans' yearning for reunification can read the underlying poignancy of the quote. Sometimes I wonder if the world wouldn't be better off in the long run if the South would just launch a full-scale invasion and get it over with. Either way, I think that 30-year-old office worker should be the next president of South Korea.
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