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Originally posted by Adder
Why are the two mutually exclusive?
And why does Bush insist that bilateral talks mean the end of multilateral talks?
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Bilateral necessarily means that conversation will take place only between two parties.
Japan and China (and a few others) have a hugely more important stake in this issue than do we. NK wants us in alone because it doesn't want to be faced with the various pressures and risks inherent in dealing with some of its biggest "allies" in an adversarial process.
