Divide and Conquer

According to the AP:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.

What a bunch of HorseSh*t.

Kim Jong Il knew full well that the US would push for economic sanctions (at the least) if it conducted a nuclear test. This is nothing more than Kim Jong's attempt to place oneous on the United States to change its position. If North Korea can successfully convince China that the US is the cause of the current situation, it will make a united front more difficult.

Unfortunately, it will probably work.