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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I wonder how much new “assistance” (our taxes) will be paid to North Korea as a bribe.
My guess is that they will spill the beans about Khan, Syria and Iran. The speed of the lifting of the sanctions indicates that this was a rehearsed political gesture, i.e we will see some more meat the coming weeks.
I am not sure about this. Under current situation, N. Korea does not have to go that far to get acquiescence of U.S. and China.
I think China doesn’t want a bunch of impoverished NK people begging on the streets of China during the olympics.
They pulled the strings. They saw all about our own illegal aliens and they won’t put up with it.
We have Iran Checkmated via Iraq and many other not so perfect but allies in the region.
We had the Israeli's whack the the Syrian Nuke which may have been a tie in to the Maxium Leader Mr. Ill....
So is this a "Check" before a "Checkmate" in the process of getting ready to whack Iran?
Are we peeling N. Korea away from Iran?
prove me right or wrong here..
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, fool me three times....
I read here last night a report that if Obama is elected, Israel is going to bomb all of Iran's nuclear facilities while Bush is still in office. Those are the same blindable radars that Syria has there. And so do the refueling AC can get them back. Those bombs go 30 feet down before blowing up. The NSA and Navy knows where everything is. Israel will protect itself with no hesitation.
This the 26th promise.
The broke the previous 25 promises, so what are the chances that they will break this one too ?
You can bet they are on double-secret probation.
“If Bush was called out on the carpet more often from the base over the last 7 years we would not be now facing a Democrat congress and probably a democrat presidency, let alone a huge increase in in the size of gov’t and spending under his command.
He needs to be criticized”
I hate to say it, you got a point there. I don’t know where this attitude comes from that you must always be happy with Bush, be it his no child left behind or his efforts on Amnesty. Both acts could have just as easily come from a Democrat. So I don’t understand where this fierce loyalty comes from since neither idea seems loyal to Republican ideals.
The Economist had an article about NK’s upcoming demolition of a nuke plant cooling tower, but I didn’t read it. :’)
Bogus. Globalist Bush strikes again.
Not only should we not trade with Korea, but we should stop trading with China. Once the Chinese have no place to sell their lead encrusted Tickle-me-Elmo dolls they will consume much less of the fuel WE need.
Too late Bush, you'll always be known in my book as a big spender, domestically inept in policy, hyper-globalist, back pocket puppet for corporate America, soft on illegals, and part of the elitist oligarchy.
Sorry Bush, can't wait till Jan.09.
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