[The Times, U.K.]

 

 

The Hankyoreh, South Korea

Why the Choice of Biden Offers Hope to Koreans

 

"He has consistently criticized the hard-line policies of the Bush Administration toward Pyongyang and has emphasized the need for dialogue. can have hope, therefore, that he will contribute to a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula."

 

EDITORIAL

 

August 25, 2008

 

South Korea - The Hankyoreh - Original Article (English)

U.S. Democratic Party candidate for president Barak Obama has chosen fellow senator Joseph Biden as his running mate. In announcing his choice, Obama said Biden is someone who is ready for the presidency and is a “rare” candidate who represents change and experience. He said Biden would work with him to put America back on track.

 

Biden is someone who can cover for Obama’s weaknesses. It was nineteen months ago that Obama began his long road to victory in the Democratic primary process. And while he has won his party’s nomination, it is indeed a fact that as a first-time senator, the United States and the world have some concerns about his experience. There has been particular concern about his lack of experience in the area of foreign policy. During the eight years George W. Bush has been president, American foreign strategy has caused considerable discord. The situation is such that there is even concern about a new Cold War, and there are rising calls for a new relationship between the United States and the world.

 

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Biden is a six-term senator who is considered a foreign policy and security expert and has been chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee and Foreign Relations Committee. As such, he would appear to have the rich experience and insight necessary to correct American foreign policy. He recently visited Georgia to talk with that country’s president about ways to resolve the situation there. As an internationalist, he is of the position that diplomacy should take precedence over strength. He supports American intervention in the world, but says it should be done with the cooperation of the international community and not as part of American unilateralism.

 

But what is most of interest to us in Korea is that Biden is knowledgeable about Korean affairs, such as the North Korean nuclear issue and the U.S.-Korea alliance. He has consistently criticized the hard-line policies of the Bush Administration toward Pyongyang and has emphasized the need for dialogue.  

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At one point he even considered visiting the North to promote a resolution to the nuclear issue. One can have hope, therefore, that he will contribute to a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. The nuclear issue is the biggest obstacle to peace on the peninsula, and its ultimate resolution is closely connected to improving U.S.-North Korea relations. Obama says he doesn't exclude the possibility of having a direct dialogue with the leader of North Korea. We hope that together with Biden he will help eradicate the last vestiges of the Cold War between North and South, and will put forward a new policy toward the Korean Peninsula that offers American backing to peaceful coexistence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US August 25, 7:10pm]