The idea was that isolation and sanctions would topple Kim Jong-il’s dictatorship. But the regime proved resistant, and the Bush administration finally agreed to enter into six-party talks with China, Russia, Japan, and the two Koreas.
小布什原本希望能用政权更替的方式解决朝鲜核问题。他认为孤立和制裁能推翻金正日的独裁统治。但这个政权却坚持了下来，最终小布什政府也只能无奈答应与中国、俄罗斯，日本和朝韩一道举行六方会谈。