Who will foot the bill?

Well, it seems my buddy Chung is at it again, laying down promises that in my opinion he has no right to. First he said that the South would provide energy to the North (I suppose he got approval for that one from Noh but I'm still waiting for the public referendum) and now he is making blanket statements of a massive commitment of aid to the North.

He addressed lawmakers and said "I believe we should shoulder at least 2 trillion won to 5 trillion won (US$1.92 billion-$4.82 billion) a year to save our reputation in the international community as a civilized nation," Wow, is that all? All for the sake of saving your reputation? I hate to tell you this Chung, but you don't really have one and you've apparently done your best to drag the South's through the international mud.

If you truly are concerned with keeping pace with the international community, why not try to actually support human rights initiatives in the UN. Or better yet, why not (as Kang mentioned below) monitor all of the South's aid to the North and make sure that it is going to the right recipients?

Oh, wait, I know why you don't do it...

You're too busy styling your hair with the sweat off of Kim's butt cheeks.



EDIT: It seems that this money will go to a good cause

North Korea spent an estimated $10 million in 2004 to purchase Chinese and Russian defense products, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.