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North Korea To Shut Down Reactor

by BooMan
Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 12:36:31 PM EST

The White House has made its first solid foreign policy accomplishment since, at least, they convinced Syria to withdraw troops from Lebanon.

North Korea agreed today to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for a package of food, fuel and other aid from the United States, China, South Korea and Russia. The breakthrough, which was announced by the Chinese government after intense negotiations and welcomed by the White House as a “very important first step”, came four months after North Korea tested a nuclear bomb.

So, how does our former chief diplomat feel about this breakthrough?

"I am very disturbed by this deal," Mr. [John] Bolton told CNN. "It sends exactly the wrong signal to would-be proliferators around the world: ’If we hold out long enough, wear down the State Department negotiators, eventually you get rewarded,’ in this case with massive shipments of heavy fuel oil for doing only partially what needs to be done."

Is there any doubt that our concerted efforts to block John Bolton's confirmation at the U.N. have payed off handsomely?



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What Moustache said:
I am very disturbed by this deal. It sends exactly the wrong signal to would-be proliferators around the world: 'If we hold out long enough, wear down the State Department negotiators, eventually you get rewarded,' in this case with massive shipments of heavy fuel oil for doing only partially what needs to be done.
What Moustache meant:
I am very disturbed by this deal. It sends exactly the wrong signal to would-be proliferators around the world: 'If we putz around a bit for effect, then knuckle under to the State Department negotiators, eventually they'll give us some oil, which is what we wanted anyway, and peace may break out. Horrible, horrible.


Slap it. Shoot it. Kaboot it.
by adios on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 12:54:32 PM EST
Alternatively, it sends the signal that things can be accomplished without the use of warfare.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin Survivor Left Blogistan
by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 01:02:05 PM EST
That Clinton deal that GWB spurned was such a loser. This one comes back to the same place, but now they have processed weapons grade plutonium !
Bolton as diplomat is such low comedy.
by opit (opit@operamail.com) on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 01:15:28 PM EST
tough macho talk from smirky, rice and bolton really, really scared psycho fuzzy head Kim, right?

anyway-- it's a bit early to tell if Kim actually intends to disarm. what did China promise to do for him as part of the deal? anything?

by Superpole on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 09:11:39 PM EST
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And I'm disturbed every time I have to see or hear this mustache I mean guy...can't he fade away somewhere so he doesn't scare the dickens out of me.

Imagine that, diplomacy can work...novel concept isn't it johnny boy.

'Poverty is the worst form of violence'--Gandhi

by chocolate ink on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 03:18:17 PM EST
It`s still too early to change my sigline

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.
by KNUCKLEHEAD on Tue Feb 13th, 2007 at 03:19:13 PM EST


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