▁refuge es , ▁and ▁pressing ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁campaign ▁for ▁human ▁rights . ▁ ▁Lee ▁also ▁supports ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁policy ▁of ▁exer cis ing ▁a ▁" resol ute ▁mix ▁of ▁sto ic ism ▁and ▁principle d ▁a path y " ▁when ▁faced ▁with ▁North ▁Korea ' s ▁attempts ▁at ▁prov ocation ▁and ▁br ink sm ans hip . ▁ ▁Lee ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Sun sh ine ▁Policy ▁( in ▁force ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁failed ▁policy , ▁and ▁the ▁" under ▁the ▁table " ▁financial ▁aid ▁" mis gu ided , ▁un pr inci ple d , ▁and ▁criminal ". ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁regime ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁appe ased ▁by ▁bland ish ments , ▁further , ▁such ▁con cess ions ▁prop ▁the ▁regime ▁and ▁prolong ▁its ▁opp ression ▁of ▁the ▁people . ▁ ▁Re con c ili ation ▁should ▁be ▁sought ▁from ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁strength . ▁South ▁Korea ▁should ▁remain ▁p rag m atic , ▁recogn izing ▁that ▁" pe ace ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁been ▁kept ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁commit ment ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ". ▁Lee ▁also ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁increased ▁miss ile ▁defense ▁capabilities ▁by ▁the ▁South ." ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁" am nes ia ▁or ▁a path y " ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Korean ▁gener ations ▁towards ▁their ▁history ▁" can