Bush Administration Refuses to Talk Directly with its Main Foes

It is impossible to have confidence in a foriegn policy which is selfish, unsustainable and flat out wrong for this country.

If an administration has to consistently lie to the American people about what it is doing, it is obvious that the policy is wrong-headed, if not criminal.

Bush Administration Refuses to Talk Directly with its Main Foes:

"WASHINGTON - Last month, the chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea wanted to meet privately with his North Korean counterpart, hoping he could persuade Pyongyang to return to talks on eliminating its nuclear weapons program.
But the meeting between U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill and North Korean Vice Premier Kim Kye Gwan on the sidelines of a conference in Tokyo never took place.

Hill's superiors in Washington forbade him from talking directly to the North Koreans, said three U.S. officials, a conference participant and another knowledgeable expert. All requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. "