It’s a case of step by step. Those many in the logjam in thinking about NK in Washington DC (and Gaimushyo and ROK’s Lee Myung Bak Govt) can’t see beyond the very short term and Korean Cold War straightjacket mentality, and hence lack the LT vision that a fundamental change in strategy would bring. I wonder if Hillary will meet quietly with Madeline Albright before her departure for NE Asia. I’m sure she will. So much of this trip will have to be conducted well behind closed doors, and one would need to be careful about how one reads the media statements. Let’s hope Hillary manages to dance around the absence of policy with Taro Aso and Lee, and listen to and move forward with China.