What Is Hidden Behind US Anxiety With Making Peace With DPRK?

On Feb. 29, the DPRK declared the results of a recent third round of high-level talks with the U.S., stating that both parties have reached an agreement. The DPRK has decided on a moratorium on nuclear testing, long-range missile tests and uranium enrichment activities and allowing the International Atomic Energy Agency to suspend the DPRK’s uranium enrichment activities.

On the same day, the U.S. Department of State said that the U.S. has agreed to hold talks with the DPRK and has decided to provide 24 tons of food assistance to the DPRK. From the statement, the DPRK’s move is said “To improve the atmosphere for dialogue and demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization.”

These two enemies made peace in the Beijing talks on Feb. 24. The DPRK has demonstrated a smart and flexible stance when it comes to abandoning its nuclear program, and this has paved the way for peaceful six-party talks.

The U.S. too has extended leafy branches of the olive tree to the DPRK. This means that the U.S. will no longer be hostile towards the DPRK and is prepared to show respect for sovereignty, equality and improving bilateral relations. This is an indication of the U.S.’ willingness to adopt measures to have personnel exchanges in culture, education, sports and other fields. With more efforts to give more food aid and reopening the six-party talks, the priority of the talks will be on discussing the lifting sanctions against the DPRK and the issue of providing a light water reactor.

At the same time, spokesmen for both the Foreign Ministry of Japan and South Korea welcomed the results of the U.S.-DPRK talks.

China, host for the six-party talks, appreciated how the DPRK and the U.S. have reaffirmed their commitments made in the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement and have since taken positive steps. The Chinese welcome them to improve relations and to contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. The purpose of the six-party talks is the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, which is an important mechanism for maintaining peace and stability in the region. In order to realize the long-term stability of the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia, China is willing to make joint efforts with relevant parties to progress the six-party talks.

The decline in American economic potential in recent years means the U.S. has neither the intention nor the ability to win two major wars, even if it wants to dominate the world. Therefore, the U.S. has to stabilize the DPRK before dealing with Iran. Only when there is peace in the Korean peninsula can it put its mind to other things.

As a result, the U.S. has turned its head and raised its voice to Iran. White House spokesman Jay Carney said that although Iran has not started producing nuclear weapons, the U.S. is not abandoning the military strike option. It will impose further pressure to strengthen sanctions. The U.S. military is fighting against Iran under the guise of strengthening sanctions. If Iran does not succumb to the pressure of the U.S. and other Western countries, military strikes will probably be next.

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, said on Feb. 29 that if the U.S. military carries out air strikes on Iran, the scale would be unprecedented. He also revealed that the U.S. military might use giant earth-penetrating bombs, which are six meters long and weigh 15 tons, to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.

If a Gulf War should fall upon Iran again, the scenes of war will be very tragic. The author [of this editorial], Jun Xiliu, made this analysis:

First of all, the armies of the U.S., Israel, Britain and so on have to have a group of at least six aircraft carriers at the Straits of Hormuz, surrounding Iran. Once the air strikes start, Iran will launch its submarines, torpedoes and anti-ship missiles at this group of aircraft carriers. It is estimated from the previous week’s confrontation that one-third of Iran’s military power and facilities will be destroyed and that the allies will lose at least three aircraft carriers, which include about 10,000 naval and logistical personnel.

Next, the allies will have have gathered 1,000 combat aircraft to repeatedly bomb Iran’s 1.636 million square kilometers of nuclear, military and important economic facilities, oil pipelines and some of its civilian facilities. Almost all of the above will be destroyed within two weeks. The Middle East, Gulf region, North Africa, Central Africa, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the surrounding areas would be engulfed in smoke, and the Strait of Hormuz would then become a death strait. Nuclear radiation would then penetrate into the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. And this would result in a one-third of the world’s population being contaminated by the nuclear material.

Thirdly, Russian anti-aircraft missiles bought by Iran will display their full power. Within a week, 200 advanced aircraft would be shot down. Pilots that were alive would be captured and beheaded in public. Such scenes would return to the U.S., and the mothers of these pilots would be devastated and subsequently start a demonstration several times bigger than the demonstrations during the Iraq war. They would declare that the entire territory of the U.S. should be occupied. At the same time, Iran would fire a dozen or more different types of missiles toward the Middle East, the Gulf region, the U.S. positions among the Gulf region and Israeli territory. The injured, including the allies, the Israelis, the Iranians, the needy people in the surrounding areas and so on would reach more than 1 million. The war, started by the U.S., would create an even greater crisis for mankind.