Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Just a reminder

With N. Korea going all nuclear Clinton's taking some heat for his actions, and rightly so. However, I came across this article from 2002 saying that the US will release $95 million to N. Korea to replace Dear Leader's nuke program (I translated from the English "programme" for all us American readers).

Key quote:

In releasing the funding, President George W Bush waived the Framework's requirement that North Korea allow inspectors to ensure it has not hidden away any weapons-grade plutonium from the original reactors. President Bush argued that the decision was "vital to the national security interests of the United States".
Ummm, oops.

But at least the new reactors were a fair exchange right? Not so said Mr. Sokolski
"These reactors are like all reactors, They have the potential to make weapons. So you might end up supplying the worst nuclear violator with the means to acquire the very weapons we're trying to prevent it acquiring,"
Well, Mr. Chicken Littleski, how do you feel now?

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