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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Alternatively, it sends the signal that things can be accomplished without the use of warfare.
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.
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?
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.
It`s still too early to change my sigline