Jim Webb actually said...

It's a little disconcerting when Members of the Senate write very specific policy-oriented letters... and receive a response from your offic...

We abhor those attacks, and we called on North Korea to refrain from all such provocative actions in the future.

I would strongly agree with your summation on that.

You would agree, would you not, that sanctions from the outside affect the ability of a country to evolve economically and in other ways?