Seoul Searchin' - No Fan of Mr. Bolton

We met today with Chun Young-Woo, Deputy Foreign Minister and a representative of South Korea at the six-party talks.

It seems Mr. Chun is no fan John Bolton who wanted complete denuclearization before talking to the North Koreans. Bolton's "insistence on perfection" from the North Koreans probably delayed dealing with the North Koreans enough to allow them to expand their plutonium enrichment much more.

It shows that "good intentions can produce bad results," Chun said, suggesting that a less hardline stance against the North Koreans earlier might have prevented the development of the country's program and subsequent missile test.

Not everyone would agree with Mr. Chun, mind you. Others have told us that they believe the North Koreans would not sit down until they tested a missile, figuring that would gain them some clout.