Comment by hearsathought

> You realise a deal can be both?

Realize. If you are going to pretend you are american, learn to spell like one.

> False dichotomy.

It's not a false dichotomy. Please take a few courses in philosophy and logic before throwing fancy terms around.

> Korea is not as sovereign as the US, Russia or China because it's not a global nuclear power.

"As sovereign". Sovereignty isn't a matter of degrees. It's more like being pregnant. You are or you are not.

> Whether Seoul or Tehran are functionally more sovereign is an interesting question that isn't easily answered.

It's not interesting at all because tehran isn't militarily occupied by a foreign power.

> ...do you think we don't?

"We" do? Don't think south korea has the lobbying power or influence that israel does. If it did, it'd have the enrichment facilities and nuclear weapons that israel has.