Please Not Dokdo Again
I'm reluctant right now to launch into another series of posts about the recent Japan-ROK fracas over Dokdo/Takeshima (or, again, Liancourt Rocks). My first reaction was disbelief, when the ROK ambassador was recalled, because I associate such a step as the penultimate decision before declaring war. The barren rocks are not worth this diplomatic tension.
But then, I cynically quipped that the Dokdo issue in ROK is exactly what the beleaguered Lee administration needs to crawl out of the dog house. As a matter of fact, the Asahi Daily blames politically impotent leaders in both countries for the tensions. Yet, even the simplest tactics don't work for the Lee administration, considering this masterpiece of convoluted writing:
However, the spokesman admitted that Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda may have informed the president of Japan’s position on the disputed islets, asking for Korea’s understanding about the educational guidebooks. This seems to indicate that the presidential office denies the Yomiuri Shimbun report, but acknowledges the Kyodo News report that said Fukuda had informed President Lee of the plan in advance, even though the Blue House had denied it on July 13
Now, as James Larson talks about the mighty South Korean netizen cyber-guerrillas are baaack (come bitch, you little freaks!), I just want to smash my computer.
I would advocate a two-pronged strategy to solve this canker sore of a pseudo-dilemma: firstly, pump up the UN Law of the Sea; secondly, renegotiate the Treaty of San Francisco. Discovering an alternative fuel source to replace hydrocarbons would also be nice. In the meantime, the sanest, most generous argument I can make is, read the mega-series, Lies, Half-truths, & Dokdo Video.
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