Bush: Diplomacy is Key to North Korea Solution

Title: Bush: Diplomacy is Key to North Korea Solution

URL Source: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/542000/bush-diplomacy-key-north-korea-solution

Markdown Content:

===============

Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

* [REGISTER](http://www.dvidshub.net/member/registration)
* [LOGIN](http://www.dvidshub.net/login)

(e.g. [email protected])

– [x] Remember me

[Forgot Password?](http://www.dvidshub.net/forgotpassword)

[![Image 2:

* [Home](http://www.dvidshub.net/)
* [SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH](http://www.dvidshub.net/feature/SECDEFHegseth)
* [Combatant Commands](http://www.dvidshub.net/cocom)

* [Features](http://www.dvidshub.net/feature)

* [Content](http://www.dvidshub.net/search)
* [Images](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=image)
* [Video](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=video)
* [News](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=news)
* [Audio](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=audio)
* [Graphics](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=graphics)
* [Podcasts](http://www.dvidshub.net/podcast)
* [Publications](http://www.dvidshub.net/publication)
* [Webcasts](http://www.dvidshub.net/webcast)

* [Stories](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio)
* [Storytellers](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio)
* [Media Awards](http://www.dvidshub.net/awards/guidelines)

* [Hometown News](http://www.dvidshub.net/jointhometownnewsservice)
* [Releases](http://www.dvidshub.net/jointhometownnewsservice/map)
* [Hometown Heroes](http://www.dvidshub.net/map)
* [Holiday Greetings Map](http://www.dvidshub.net/holiday)

* [Units](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit)

* [Newswire](http://www.dvidshub.net/alerts)

* [Media Requests](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest)
* [Create Request](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest)
* [Media Press Kit](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest/presskit)

* ![Image 4:

Bush: Diplomacy is Key to North Korea Solution
==============================================

![Image 5: facebook sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/facebook.svg)

![Image 6: twitter sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/twitter.svg)

![Image 7: linkedin sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/linkedin.svg)

![Image 8: pinterest sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/pinterest.svg)

![Image 9: sharethis sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/sharethis.svg)

### WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

### 07.05.2006

### Story by [Sara Moore](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio/1070478/sara-moore) and [Sara Moore](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio/1070478/sara-moore)

### [Department of War](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/TPC)[](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/unit/TPC "Search for Department of War media")[](http://www.dvidshub.net/rss/unit/66 "RSS feed for Department of War")[](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/TPC "Unit with the Most Placements for Videos<br/> March 2017")[](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/TPC "Unit with the Most Placements for Videos<br/> February 2017")[](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/TPC "Unit with the Most Placements for Videos<br/> January 2017")[](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit/TPC "Unit with the Most Placements for Videos<br/> December 2016")

[![Image 10](https://cdn.dvidshub.net/images/subscribe-button-icon.png)✔✗Subscribe](http://www.dvidshub.net/alerts/unit/66 "Subscribe to Department of War")

173

![Image 11: facebook sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/facebook.svg)

![Image 12: twitter sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/twitter.svg)

![Image 13: linkedin sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/linkedin.svg)

![Image 14: pinterest sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/pinterest.svg)

![Image 15: sharethis sharing button](https://platform-cdn.sharethis.com/img/sharethis.svg)

As the international community unites and sends a clear message to North Korea demanding disarmament, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will become less of a threat, President Bush said here today.

"We want to solve this problem diplomatically, and the best way to solve the problem diplomatically is for all of us to be working in concert and to send one message, and that is to Kim Jong Il that … 'We expect you to adhere to international norms, and we expect you to keep your word,'" Bush said at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

U.S. officials don't know what the North Korean government's intentions were when test firing seven ballistic missiles July 4 and yesterday, but the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, brought home the importance of taking every threat seriously, Bush said.

"That's one of the lessons of September the 11th, is that what takes place in other parts of the world can come home to hurt the American people," he said. "It used to be that it's okay if something were happening from afar; oceans could protect us. … The lesson of September the 11th is that we're vulnerable, and therefore we (have) to deal with each threat."

The U.S. is also working with other countries, including Canada, on a proliferation security initiative to ensure that weapons of mass destruction don't get into the hands of terrorists, Bush said. It is hard to know what the North Korean government would do with nuclear weapons, because the society there is closed to all outside contact, he said.

"I think we've got to plan for the worst and hope for the best, and planning for the worst means to make sure that we continue to work with friends and allies, as well as those who've agreed to be a part of the Six-Party Talks, to continue to send a unified message," he said.

Harper and Bush agreed that a missile launched toward the U.S. could also be a threat to Canada, so it is important for the two countries to work together on common security initiatives.

Bush thanked the Canadians for their contributions in Afghanistan and for their disruption of a terrorist plot in Ontario in June, leading to the arrests of 17 people. "That just goes to show how safe Canada is," he said. "When you've got a government that's active and a police force that's capable, people ought to … rest assured that Canada is on top of any plots."

Canada has 2,300 troops on the ground in Afghanistan who are playing an important role in security and development to protect national interests, rebuild Afghanistan and ensure it never becomes again a safe haven for terrorists, Harper said.

Story by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA, American Forces Press Service

NEWS INFO
———

Date Taken:07.05.2006
Date Posted:07.04.2025 06:52
Story ID:542000
Location:WASHINGTON, US

* * *

Web Views:17
Downloads:0

* * *

#### PUBLIC DOMAIN ![Image 16](http://www.dvidshub.net/images/public_domain_logo.png)

This work, Bush: Diplomacy is Key to North Korea Solution, by [Sara Moore](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio/1070478/sara-moore) and [Sara Moore](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio/1070478/sara-moore), identified by [

MORE LIKE THIS
————–

[![Image 17: NC Guard Deploys Cyber Security Response Force](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2006/6253419/149x84_q95.jpg)](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/372895/nc-guard-deploys-cyber-security-response-force "NC Guard Deploys Cyber Security Response Force")

[![Image 18: NC Guard State Partnership Program Collects Statewide Donations For Moldovan Citizens](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2104/6592128/149x84_q95.jpg)](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/393450/nc-guard-state-partnership-program-collects-statewide-donations-moldovan-citizens "NC Guard State Partnership Program Collects Statewide Donations For Moldovan Citizens")

[![Image 19: Northern Command Leader at Joint Task Force North Carolina](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2410/8684729/149x84_q95.jpg)](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/482732/northern-command-leader-joint-task-force-north-carolina "Northern Command Leader at Joint Task Force North Carolina")

[![Image 20: NC Congressional Staffers Tour Guard Facilities](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/1608/2787206/149x84_q95.jpg)](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/206894/nc-congressional-staffers-tour-guard-facilities "NC Congressional Staffers Tour Guard Facilities")

CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS
——————————

_No keywords found._

Add Keyword

TAGS
—-

[American Forces Press Service](http://www.dvidshub.net/tags/news/american-forces-press-service)

[Defense.gov DefenseLink Archive](http://www.dvidshub.net/tags/news/defensegov-defenselink-archive)

OPTIONS
——-

* [Register/Login to Download](http://www.dvidshub.net/login)

####

* [404-282-1450](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/542000/bush-diplomacy-key-north-korea-solution#)

#### Web Support

* [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

#### Customer Service

* [1-888-743-4662](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/542000/bush-diplomacy-key-north-korea-solution#)
* [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

#### [Features](http://www.dvidshub.net/feature)

#### [Units](http://www.dvidshub.net/unit)

#### [Newswire](http://www.dvidshub.net/alerts)

#### [About

* [Contact Us](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/contactus)
* [Privacy & Security](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/privacy)
* [FAQs](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/faq)
* [Copyright Information](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright)
* [Accessibility Information](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/accessibility)
* [Customer Service](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/contactweb)

#### [Media Requests](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest)

* [Create Request](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest)
* [Media Press Kit](http://www.dvidshub.net/mediarequest/presskit)

#### [Hometown News](http://www.dvidshub.net/jointhometownnewsservice)

* [Releases](http://www.dvidshub.net/jointhometownnewsservice/map)
* [Hometown Heroes](http://www.dvidshub.net/map)
* [Holiday Greetings Map](http://www.dvidshub.net/holiday)

#### [Stories](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio)

* [Storytellers](http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio)
* [Media Awards](http://www.dvidshub.net/awards/guidelines)

#### [Content](http://www.dvidshub.net/search)

* [Images](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=image)
* [Video](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=video)
* [News](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=news)
* [Audio](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=audio)
* [Graphics](http://www.dvidshub.net/search/2.0?type=graphics)
* [Podcasts](http://www.dvidshub.net/podcast)
* [Publications](http://www.dvidshub.net/publication)
* [Webcasts](http://www.dvidshub.net/webcast)

#### Links

* [Links Disclaimer](http://www.dvidshub.net/about/linksdisclaimer)
* [No FEAR Act](http://prhome.defense.gov/NoFear/)
* [Open Government](http://open.defense.gov/)
* [FOIA](http://open.defense.gov/Transparency/FOIA.aspx)
* [USA Gov](https://www.usa.gov/)
* [Inspector General](http://www.dodig.mil/)
* [Web Policy](http://dodcio.defense.gov/DoD-Web-Policy/)
* [EEO](http://www.dodig.mil/EEO/process.html)
* [Sexual Assault Prevention](http://www.sapr.mil/)
* [DVI Records Schedule](https://www.dimoc.mil/Portals/64/docs/DVI%20docs/DoD-VI-Records-Schedule.pdf?ver=2018-02-06-205026-927)
* [DVI Executive Summary](https://www.dimoc.mil/Portals/64/ExecSumm%20-%20VI%20Records%20Schedule%20-%20AUG%202019_1.pdf)
* [Section 3103](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2009-title44/USCODE-2009-title44-chap31-sec3103)

[![Image 21: Podcasts Logo](http://www.dvidshub.net/images/podcasts_logo_white.png)](http://www.dvidshub.net/podcast)[![Image 22: Military 24/7 Logo](http://www.dvidshub.net/images/mil_247_logo_white.png)](http://www.dvidshub.net/app)[](http://www.dvidshub.net/news/542000/bush-diplomacy-key-north-korea-solution)[](http://www.facebook.com/

[![Image 23: US Deptartment of Defense Logo](http://www.dvidshub.net/images/wargov-logo-footer.png)](https://www.defense.gov/)

Version: 5a266dc3ff9fb60f2179f68892ebeb0d8fc270d8_2025-10-14T09:11:41

Bush: Diplomacy is Key to North Korea Solution

Adjacent Records