kosar...you are utterly clueless...
bush has been in office for a little over 4 years....you have any idea how long it takes to produce neclear weapons?....it had nothing to do with bush...this all happened before bush took office...
you`re ridiculous ...this agreement was a sham from the get-go...
sheesh....
that`s like blaming bush for 9/11....after the clinton administration set the table...by doing nothing...
let me enlighten you...
secretary of state madeleine albright(had to be an affirmative action appointee...an utter moron) traveled to pyongyang in "94"...in 1994, we signed the "agreed fsramework" -- a deal that required north korea to cease work on its graphite-moderated nuclear power plants (which can produce weapons-grade plutonium) and promise to sin no more........in exchange, we agreed to supply north korea with two light water nuclear reactors (the $4 billion cost was shouldered mostly by japan and south korea).
additionally, the u.s. agreed to supply n.k.with 500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil annually gratis, to compensate for the loss of energy from the nuclear reactors it was, in theory, shutting down. the u.s.. further provided formal assurances that we had no plans to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against north korea.
there you have the perfect liberal approach..... the thinking behind it is clear as a bell.....north korea is not aggressive; it is frightened, thus the assurances about our peaceful intentions...... north korea is not building nuclear power plants in order to become a nuclear bully boy, but only for electricity for its people....... we'll cheerfully provide that.
it failed miserably. a few years after signing this accord, the north koreans fired a missile over japan...... moron albright raced to a microphone to announce that "we agree, and we have let the north koreans know, in no uncertain terms, that the august 31st launch was a dangerous development."....then she added sagely "our engagement with north korea through the "agreed framework" remains central to our ability to press for restraint on missiles and for answers to our questions about suspicious underground construction activities....."
say what???
so, because we were bribing them not to cheat, we'd earned the right to complain when they did?.........wonderful.....
of course the north koreans cheated....... at first they hotly denied they had cheated, but later, they proudly proclaimed the fact. ........today, they claim and few doubt that they possess at least some nuclear weapons......
and north korea has shared its technology in the past with iran and libya, and since the nation is literally starving (communist economies always produce bumper crops of poverty), and since kim jong il is a vain and sinister leader, we must assume that north korea might sell nuclear weapons to the highest bidder.....
this is the table that has been set for us. ....
liberals seem to think that the greatest threats we face arise from the patriot act or from "bush's lies," the truth is that these s.o.b.`s would love to destroy us....
lol
chronology....
June 16 1998:
North Korea declared that it will continue to develop, test, and export ballistic missiles, officially acknowledging for the first time a clandestine missile export program.1
August 1998
Mid-Aug:
Press reports revealed that U.S. intelligence sources had discovered an underground site in North Korea located northwest of Yongbyon. The site, known as Kumchang-ni, was thought to house a nuclear reactor, reprocessing facility, or some other type of nuclear facility.2
Aug. 31:
North Korea test-fired a multi-stage Taepo Dong-1 ballistic missile over the main Japanese island of Honshu. In describing the test, North Korea reported that it had launched a satellite into orbit via a multi-stage rocket.
(that one`s a hoot)
October 1998
Oct. 19:
As a condition for continued funding for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), the U.S. Congress required President Clinton to appoint, by January 1, 1999, a senior envoy to review the administration's North Korea policy.3
November 1998
Nov. 12:
President Clinton appointed former Defense Secretary William Perry as the North Korea Policy Coordinator.
Jan. 4:
A Japanese Defense Agency report stated that North Korea may have deployed medium-range ballistic missiles and constructed several launch facilities. The report also stated it was very probable that North Korea had fully developed and deployed its Nodong-1 ballistic missile.4
Jan. 19:
The fourth plenary of the Four Party Talks began in Geneva, chaired by North Korea. The parties agreed upon procedures for two working groups to address tension reduction and replacing the armistice with a peace regime.5
Jan. 22:
The director of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's North Korean division demanded the end of North Korea's ballistic missile tests in a meeting with North Korea's deputy head of the UN mission in New York.6
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February 1999
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Feb. 8:
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced that North Korea "will never give up" its "sovereign right" to build and launch missiles.7
Feb. 17:
The Japanese Defense Agency said that North Korea had the technological capability to launch a long-range ballistic missile that could reach parts of the United States.8
Feb. 25:
South Korean President Kim Dae Jung proposed the "Sunshine Policy" to resolve all outstanding political, security and economic issues with North Korea. Under the package deal, North Korea would be expected to curb its development and deployment of missiles and end its suspected nuclear weapons program. In exchange, North Korea would receive food and economic aid and Washington would end trade sanctions and normalize diplomatic relations with North Korea.9
Feb. 27:
The United States and North Korea resumed talks about U.S. access to Kumchang-ni. North Korea demanded one million tons of grain in exchange for U.S. access.
kosar....much like iraq,we weren`t given full access...we had to contiually up the ante to try and gain access...
the deal was totally bogus...no verification...
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March 1999
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March 4-10:
U.S. envoy William Perry traveled to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo as part of his review of U.S. policy toward North Korea.
March 9:
President Kim Dae Jung and Perry agreed to continue pursuing economic and diplomatic engagement with North Korea while addressing concerns related to North Korea's missile and nuclear development programs.11
March 17:
The United States and North Korea agreed on Kumchang-ni access issues. The United States agreed to provide North Korea with food assistance. In return, North Korea agreed to grant the United States access to the entire site and to permit follow-up visits.12
March 20:
President Kim Dae Jung and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi met in Seoul. They agreed on a stepped-up engagement policy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile ambitions.13
March 24:
The Washington Times reported that North Korea has not turned over vital parts of a 50-megawatt reactor, the construction of which was frozen under the Agreed Framework.14
Late March:
Two North Korean spy vessels in Japan's territorial waters were challenged by a Japanese patrol, which fired the Japanese military's first shots against a foreign presence since World War II.
March 31:
A fourth round of talks failed to convince North Korea to accept a U.S. demand to stop developing and exporting missiles. North Korea said it would never change its missile policy under pressure from the United States, but that it would be willing to suspend its missile exports if the United States paid a cash compensation of $1 billion annually for three years.....""""""
April 1999
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Apr. 13:
The Japanese weekly magazine, AERA, quoted North Korean defector Kim Duck-hong as saying that North Korea has already developed and stockpiled "nuclear missiles." Kim, a former high-ranking North Korean official, said in the interview " North Korea had been importing precise components from Japan and uranium from Pakistan for the development of nuclear weapons."
Apr. 24:
The fifth round of the Four Party Talks began in Geneva, chaired by the United States."""
there`s more...but you get the drift...
they played the clinton administration like a fiddle....
how you managed...in your skewered liberal mindset.... to blame bush for this one,is beyond rationality...
