“I can only imagine that the president's dialogue with Mr. Kim will be just as fruitful as his exchanges with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.”

“No competent tyrant mistakes public adulation for love. But unlike Saddam Hussein or Nicolae Ceausescu, [Kim Jong-Il] aims to die peacefully in [his] bed, just like [his] father. On present course, [he'll] get [his] wish.”

“Now former President Clinton has upended the world's efforts to isolate and punish North Korea by letting it in from the cold.”

“Where we have intelligence that North Korean ships are transferring nuclear materials or technology to a country like Myanmar or Iran, we should go further and board those vessels.”

“The reporters are home, the ice is broken with that regime, and, of course, to the far-right the news is the damage done to their precious ice.”

“Just as Hillary muscled her way back into the spotlight ... she was blown off the radar screen again by an even more powerful envoy: the one she lives with.”

“Whatever the reasons of the process [to free the jailed journalists], it is nice to see one of these international incidents end with success.”

“There are no easy or risk-free solutions. But maybe a good place to start would be for the U.S. government to act as if 'never again' meant something -- when it matters.”

“North Korea is a puppet state, and the Chinese are the puppeteers. They could end this farce tomorrow. If they haven't done so yet, there must be a reason.”