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					Originally Posted by Paul Waters
					
				 Is it because invading countries has not worked very well? | 
	
 Apart from it would have been the sensible thing to do in the first place... yea, much for the reasons of "foot soldiers" and now in possession of nukes.
There is also an almost standing joke.... "We need to negotiate and that means we throw loads of 'aid'".  In other words "How much does it cost to be a friend?"  All bollocks.  
Stuff a NK negotiator and one from the US in a room full of booze and threaten to shoot both of em if they dare exit without a clean-cut deal - bet they'd be friends for life - without "aid" 
