South Korean President Response to North

Anna Chan:
Today South Korea's president rebuffed the latest taunts from North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak is telling his communist neighbor to change its tone and get back to serious dialogue.

In the past week, the North has hurled personal insults at President Lee Myung-bak, tested missiles and threatened to reduce the wealthy South to ashes.

[Lee Myung-bak, S. Korean President]:
"We propose that the two sides engage in sincere dialogue, and in order to do so, we believe the North has to move away from its previous ways and actions."

Last week North Korea demanded South Korea's military chief apologize for his comment at Parliament in Seoul. He said South Korea would carry out a preemptive strike on potential North Korean nuclear facilities if North Korea shows signs of attacking the South with nuclear weapons.

The South Korean defense ministry says it has no intention of apologizing for that comment. President Lee says North Korea interpreted the comment the wrong way.

[Lee Myung-bak, S. Korean President]:
"What the JSC chief said at the parliament was a very natural and ordinary reply to a lawmaker's question. It should not be interpreted differently. In that sense, North Korea's provocations are not desirable."

President Lee believes his liberal predecessors were too soft on the North. He promised to end the free flow of aid to North Korea unless it mends its behavior and makes progress on nuclear disarmament.

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[txdt]

DJ NOT SO NICE :D

[youtoodear]

The selfish , greedy liars in two(S&N) Korea History; "Kim Daijung + No Muhyun=Kim Ilsung, jungil" and their boys and girls

Three are gone and one left KIM JUNG IL ...,it`ll be soon and very soon KJI...Then, South and North will be one in love"

THE REAL HERO FOR S. KOREA NOW is Park Kunhae`s father ...Park Jung Hee, he didn`t have bank account of own...while idiots and family posessed millions of illgotten wealth....pigs...

[101sykes]

i agree with you but this dictator in particular is a genocidal fool with dreams of grandeur an overall supremacy so i feel either taking him out completely or rendering them offense less(no nukes) would do it but if only the world was that simple.....

[kristenstar551]

what a douche bag. communism is da shit.

[UtubeDRM]

of the korean people, north and south. no disrespect meant, that's just my two cents worth....i can go on and on about the ridiculous spending on military budgets and not having democratic elections....or even corrupt presidents stealing from their own people....and then taking a cowards way out instead of owning up to the mistake and trying to make up for disgracing himself.....or even being so stuborn as to keep on doing nuclear tests ...how else will other countries take a missile test? duh!

[UtubeDRM]

i don't expect that the wounds of the past and yes, even the present...should be forgotten but helped to be laid at rest in order to respect the lives of people lost, familes lost and even split apart even to this date. It deeply saddens me when i think about how the two countries (people) which i believe to come from one...continue to fight...hurting one another over greed, power and/or even ignorance. Set the example and be the bigger person and be open to communication for the betterment

[UtubeDRM]

I understand that north korea feels threatened and therefore feels that the only way to back people off is to be the big boy on the block in order to "get respect" and in order to do that they feel the only route is nuclear.....maybe in the past...but there are so many better power/fuel alternatives now...come on!!! i would just love to see the hardliners in north korea and yes, south korea too ...ease up and relax a bit so we can talk to each other with mutual respect...

[clarkcolt45]

plz remember that USA used nukes in -45 and threatened korea with nukes in the 50's.. it's only natural that any dictator would feel the urge to get nukes himself..

[nextjj1]

MR LEE kills KOREA PEOPLE!

[tonykim9]

this thing's cdi homework and jake if you are seeing this hi