How Bush Is Pushing South Koreans Apart
His hawkish stance on North Korea has further polarized the political rivals vying to replace South Korean President Kim Dae Jung

Beneath the diplomatic niceties and words of praise, however, is the cold reality of a sharp divergence in the allies' approaches to North Korea. Bush was quick to reassert his skepticism of the Stalinist regime's reforms. Kim, meanwhile, reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to his "sunshine" policy of engaging North Korea, which has been characterized by Seoul's incentives and the lack of punitive steps for failing to deliver on promises.