NO Talks South Korea, US = North Korea

The New York Times: Reports that the US and South Korea have both rejected a request by China that they return to talks with North Korea. If the US returned to talks with North Korea it would be a major political win for the North, it would show that they got away with shelling South Korea and in the developing of a major new nuclear plant. If China wants peace in the region it will have to force to North Korea to grovel a bit, or show that it is really willing to talk about its nuclear ambitions, Obama can not afford to show weakness as Iran will be watching what the US does with North Korea. In many respects North Korea is as much about Iran as North Korea.