There hasn't seemed to have been much talk about this, but you couldn't help but notice that North and South Korea marched together in the Olympic opening ceremonies. Soon afterward, in an unrelated albeit not inconsequential move, President Bush announced a global troop realignment that would bring home thousands of soldiers who are currently guarding the 38th parallel. There has also been talk of North and South Korea competing at a single team at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

I think this is a fantastic development. If, perhaps, this is the start of a reunification of the two Koreas, and who knows whether it is or not, then this will definitely make the world a safer place. Who knows what motivates North Korea, but on some level they have to realize that remaining a world pariah is not anyone's long term interest.