His response was a bit more restrained when The First Fornicator was asked if he had done enough to go after Al Quaeda. ;-)
Dem leaders (I think it may have even been former Clinton cabinet members) admitted that NK had 1 or 2 nukes before Bush came into office. So is it really intellectually honest to try to blame the entire NK situation on Bush, as some Dems and reporters are doing? I don't think so, and I'm not saying that because I generally vote Republican. Sure, he sounds like a whiney school kid, but so do all politicians.
"Hey, we got NK to sign a treaty. Problem solved! Now...where did I put that cigar?"
Okay, that's a bit of a low blow (no pun intended). ;-)
Did the guy who got his balls busted for saying NK was evil do enough to keep him from getting more nukes? Probably not. If they really were a nuculer power back then, what were/are his options?
NK won't sit down to the six-party talks. They threaten war if the UN imposes sanctions. The UN has proven itself to be impotent. The neo-cons see capitulating to NK's demand for bilateral talks as a sign of weakness. Meanwhile he has China and Russia throwing up road blocks left and right.
What's he supposed to do to "pay attention to it," aside from continue to pressure the UN and NK's neighbors to take the matter seriously?
Asking honestly, because I have no idea. How do you reason with a nutcase with nukes?
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Date: 2006-10-12 01:02 pm (UTC)Dem leaders (I think it may have even been former Clinton cabinet members) admitted that NK had 1 or 2 nukes before Bush came into office. So is it really intellectually honest to try to blame the entire NK situation on Bush, as some Dems and reporters are doing? I don't think so, and I'm not saying that because I generally vote Republican. Sure, he sounds like a whiney school kid, but so do all politicians.
"Hey, we got NK to sign a treaty. Problem solved! Now...where did I put that cigar?"
Okay, that's a bit of a low blow (no pun intended). ;-)
Did the guy who got his balls busted for saying NK was evil do enough to keep him from getting more nukes? Probably not. If they really were a nuculer power back then, what were/are his options?
NK won't sit down to the six-party talks. They threaten war if the UN imposes sanctions. The UN has proven itself to be impotent. The neo-cons see capitulating to NK's demand for bilateral talks as a sign of weakness. Meanwhile he has China and Russia throwing up road blocks left and right.
What's he supposed to do to "pay attention to it," aside from continue to pressure the UN and NK's neighbors to take the matter seriously?
Asking honestly, because I have no idea. How do you reason with a nutcase with nukes?