U.S. to North Korea and Japan: 'Get Along!'

I think it’s a little odd that the United States would be telling another country that they should set aside their differences with North Korea, given, you know, the Axis of Evil and the six-party nuclear talks. But that’s exactly what U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey did today:

“We recognize and have said that there are many tough issues and emotional issues in the Japanese and North Korean part of this,” Casey said of the multilateral negotiating process launched by the February 13 denuclearization agreement.

“We certainly appreciate those difficulties, but do want to see them meet and move forward and work on resolving them,” he said.