For such a wealthy country, it is difficult to fathom how – before now – its citizens did not have access to a basic level of health care; here in this country that considers itself exceptional and a world leader on so many fronts.
The largest beneficiary of the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit on North Korean nuclear issues is Obama. After suffering a critical wound to his image as a world leader from the Crimea-Ukraine crises, he showed that he had successfully mediated the icy relations between Seoul and Tokyo.