NEW : `` Rather than spending money on implements of war , feed your people , '' Clinton says . ``I'm not going to spend any more time talking about the economy because it's a very important issue for our country Yet he also opened the door for talks . The foreign and defense ministers of the U.S. and South Korea meet in Washington . They jointly affirm their alliance , calling it a `` linchpin '' to assuring security in South Asia .
NEW : `` Rather than spending money on implements of war , feed your people , '' Clinton says . ``I'm not going to spend any more time talking about the economy because it's a very important issue for our country The foreign and defense ministers of the U.S. and South Korea meet in Washington . They jointly affirm their alliance , calling it a `` linchpin '' to assuring security in South Asia .