"The imprisoned journalists face a harsh fate if not freed. But Pyongyang may demand nuclear concessions to do so." That is the LAT's take on North Korea's treatment of the two woman journalists, U.S. citizens, who were tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail by a North Korea court.
The Obama administration ought to take the opposite tack: Warn North Korea that their actions have consequences. Demand that the two women be released immediately. Don't threaten North Korea but inform them clearly that the U.S. will act boldly to protect its citizens. Show some backbone, in other words.
The U.S. is a superpower. It has nothing to fear from a penny ante dictatorship that can't feed its own people. It's time the U.S. behaved like a superpower.
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