Twofer Tuesday

Two sensible foreign policy shifts in one day? From the NYT:

The bilateral meeting held on the opening day of the six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis came as Mr. Hill sent several signals that the United States would take a more flexible, possibly softer negotiating line. In a statement during the opening session of the talks, he stated that America recognized the sovereignty of the North Korean government as "a matter of fact" and offered assurances that the United States did not plan to launch a military attack against the Stalinist regime.

It will be interesting to see the spin on this clear change in strategy.