Empty Threat

<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=93986" >S. Korea Threatens To Ban U.S. Beef Again</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>South Korean legislators talked tough on Wednesday, warning they might reinstate a ban on U.S. beef imports if Washington continues to demand that Seoul ease its quarantine inspection standards.<br />n<br />n“The U.S. should be aware that if the U.S. Congress continues to press with the beef quarantine issue, it will be viewed by most South Koreans as an infringement on their sovereignty,“ a statement signed by 17 South Korean lawmakers.</blockquote><br />n<br />nThis is a very empty threat. They won't accept US beef any way so they might as well ban US beef and make it official. This unofficial, official ban on US beef that South Korea has is ludicrous. Close it or open it for real, quit playing games.<br />n<br />n<strong>The words are ludicrous at times, but you add the reality to it and that gives it the balance it has. Alia Shawkat</strong>