Obama Confronts North Korea

Obama with the president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak

On president Obama's recent visit to Asia, he stopped in North Korea, and had this to say regarding the nation

"If North Korea is prepared to take concrete and irreversible steps to fulfill its obligations and eliminate its nuclear weapons program, the United States will support economic assistance and help promote its full integration into the community of nations," Obama said. "That opportunity and respect will not come with threats. North Korea must live up to its obligations."

I think it is great that Obama is actually taking steps to encourage North Korea to be involved in the "community of nations", or at least be willing to negotiate. Also, I agree that if North Korea said they'd get rid of their nukes, then they should. But if other nations aren't, and we aren't, then why should they have to? While I don't think that nukes should be used ever, if one nation has them, shouldn't everyone be allowed to?