Deal Close With North Korea

A sad lesson for the rest of the world... How to get the U.S. to engage in mutually beneficial diplomatic discussions with you? Acquire and detonate a nuclear weapon. It worked for North Korea! So, in that regard, maybe we can understand why fellow 'axis of evil' member Iran might want to join the nuclear club. It's apparently the only way to get the U.S. to get over its phobia of diplomacy.

Anyway, possible good news of a deal being reached with North Korea to shut down the nuclear program in exchange for fuel supplies. It's all tentative, naturally. The BBC has all the details.

[UPDATE: This just in via Reuters- N.Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament steps.]