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I agree that the US hardly has the moral credibility to lead the international outcry over North Korea's nuclear weapons testing program. I also agree that there seems to be some confusion on the part of Western countries, where their "interests" and the â€œbest interestsâ€? of the rest of the world are taken to be always congruous. However, my fear of your arguments is that they lie too close to a crippling moral relativism. The question of exactly whose "peace and stability" is threatened by North Korea's action is certainly valid, but might be of less importance than other valid reasons for putting diplomatic pressure on North Korea. For instance, Kim Jong-il, a reclusive and unpredictable autocrat, is audaciously pursuing a nuclear weapons program and living a lavish life while his people continue to starve, neither of which, in my opinion, promote world safety or the welfare of the people of North Korea.