But with lots of good ideas, implementation is the key, and so we need to keep our eye on the ball as we go forward and make sure that people honor their pledges in terms of financial commitments, and that we actually use this money so that it makes a real difference.
From Mitchell Reiss
There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently.
And so there has been a lot of diplomatic movement.
First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94.
So the president set out the policy guidance and said it had to take place in a multilateral fashion so that other countries in the region could be invested in the success of this process.
Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues.
Now North Korea certainly is located in a different place geographically, but I think it faces the same type of strategic decision. Does it want a different future for its people?
It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him.
What we can do is to explain as clearly as possible what the benefits would be of him going down one path, and what the potential consequences would be if he chooses another path.
I'm not sure you can do anything quickly or easily with the North.
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