BFF's, Kim, you and us!
Posted on 06/26/2008 7:11:52 AM PDT by dead
TOKYO — North Korea took a step on Thursday toward reintegration into the world community and rapprochement with the United States by submitting for outside inspection a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program.
The 60-page declaration from North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated and impoverished nations, was expected to describe in previously undisclosed detail its capabilities in nuclear power and nuclear weapons — meeting a major demand of the United States and other countries that consider the North a dangerous source of instability.
“This can be a moment of opportunity for North Korea,” said President Bush, announcing the declaration at the White House. “If it continues to make the right choices it can repair its relationship with the international community.”
With issues like Iran and Iraq still unresolved, the Bush administration considers the North Korean declaration a notable diplomatic achievement in the waning months of the current presidency.
Mr. Bush said in the principle of “action for action,” the United States would lift some restrictions on commercial dealings with North Korea and within 45 days end its designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. “Today we have taken a step toward a nuclear free Korean peninsula,” he said.
China, which has been the host of the six-nation talks on the North’s nuclear program, said Thursday afternoon that the North was submitting its declaration. The White House confirmed the exchange shortly afterward and said that it would remove North Korea from the terrorism list and thus make it eligible for aid and assistance, a goal long sought by the cash-starved country….
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The 60-page declaration from North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated and impoverished nations, was expected to describe in previously undisclosed detail its capabilities in nuclear power and nuclear weapons — meeting a major demand of the United States and other countries that consider the North a dangerous source of instability.
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Why do I smell deja vu - Carter and Clinton here?? You mean someone is going to actually believe these lying communist scum???
I will try to be optimistic about this. If the Bush adminsitration manages to forcibly remove Iraq and Afghanistan from the ranks of the terrorist states, and manages to peacefully remove Libya and North Korea from the ranks of the terrorist states, then that is a very great achievement.
On the other hand, if North Korea is fooling us and reverts to terrorism, I think we should nuke them.
They don’t believe them. They just want you to think they do. They should put them on probation for five years. One mistake and slam them.
Hey just because they sold nukes to terrorists doesn't mean they are terrorists......
I'm not very optimistic about it.
To me, it resembles the "legacy scrambling" that went on in the last few months of the Clinton Administration.
Let me guess, this is just that genius Bush strategy we've seen so many times before?
deja vu all over again...
One more turn around the Merry Go round, but alas, there will be no gold ring for Legacy Tour 2008.
Looks like the same strategy naivete to me.
Everything the North Koreans state is a lie.
Everything about their country is a lie.
Everything their leader says is a lie.
So, why are we so anxious to believe them?
“If it continues to make the right choices it can repair its relationship with the international community.” [Bush said]
George Bush is mentally retarded.
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BFF's, Kim, you and us!
Why don’t you disrespect our Commander in Chief on some other forum, like DU for example?
Go ahead and ask. I’m entitled to my opinion as well as you are. Anyone that thinks dealing with NK in a friendly manner would be described by me as the same.
North Korea wants you and you family dead, simple plain fact. Get used to it. By removing them from the list of “Terror countries” is a huge mistake and a stupid one.
My question is... how many billions is he going to get from the American taxpaper for being a good boy... again?
George Bush is mentally challenged.
What a joke.
They give their nuke file to the Red Chinese.
Oh well, good enough for me /sarc.
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