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Hit 'em again harder, urge Post editors. Pile new sanctions on current ones. Escalate tensions higher. Play the blame game. Denounce Pyongyang for Washington's bellicosity and provocations. Point fingers the wrong way.
Wall Street Journal editors headlined "Calling Kim's Bluff," saying:
He's "manufacturing a crisis to secure high-level talks with the US, as his father and grandfather did.""The wonder is that the North's bluster-for-cash strategy still gets taken seriously."
"The Obama Administration has so far avoided the Bush-Clinton negotiations trap, and we hope that continues. While an accident or miscalculation could restart the Korean War, there are also reasons to think the North's acting up is all a bluff."
Washington "efforts pressure Kim into better behavior will come to nothing if it caves now and grants formal talks. (It's) no time to go wobbly."
Journal editors omitted demands for more sanctions. Otherwise, they marched in lockstep with Post ones. Blame North Korea for Washington's imperial aims.
Hold it responsible for acting in response to justifiable fears. Increase America's regional presence. Prioritize gunboat diplomacy. Intensify saber rattling. Escalate tensions. Avoid dialogue. Show Pyongyang Washington won't be bullied. It's standard media scoundrel policy.
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