North Korea - Is anyone surprised?

I don't think anyone should be suprised with North Korea's recent actions - In this case Bush is clearly the bad guy.

During the Clinton administration the US supported the Sunshine policy of South Korea, an attempt of progressive and open talks between the two Koreas. As a result families were reunited for the first time in decades, and talks were begun to rebuild a railroad - the first direct transportation in just as many years. The situation was finally starting to look up and we could even start dreaming of the time the US could remove its 37,000 soldiers from the pennisula. Then the Supreme court appointed George W. as president of the United States and everything changed. The policy of radical right-wing neo-conservatives decided the US would suspend all dialogue with the North and soon called them a member of the Axis of Evil. Very suddenly the leaders of North Korea were condemned no matter what good they were undertaking. This so-called evil member has lots of probems, famine being of major concern - this is not a country looking for a fight. Its a wounded animal looking to save some of its pride while it begs for help.