Remember all those stories earlier this month that North Korea was supplying Syria with nuclear material and technology? If you don’t go here, here and here, to refresh your memory. Charges that I believe are false (based on various reports) and part of a neocon disinformation/propaganda campaign. Well, just for the record, President Bush must not be too concerned about these charges of North Korean nuclear technology transfers to Syria, because he just authorized $25 million in energy aid to that member of the Axis of Evil as a reward for their good behavior:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush on Friday authorized $25 million in energy aid for North Korea as a reward for Pyongyang’s movement toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program. […]

North Korea “has met its commitments to date with respect to shutting down the Yongbyon facilities” and allowing monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Gordon Johndroe, White House National Security Council spokesman, said.

Bush authorized the fuel aid after consultations with Congress were completed last week, a necessary step because North Korea is subject to U.S. sanctions. […]

“The recent commitment by the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) to complete a declaration of all its nuclear programs and disable all its existing nuclear facilities by December 31, 2007, can be seen as an indicator of North Korea’s intention to meet the obligations of the February 13, 2007, Initial Actions agreement,” Johndroe said.

So, all you wingnuts very serious people who still believe that North Korea is in cahoots to help Syria (and maybe Iran also?) obtain nuclear weapons, I have to ask you this question, and please give it as much careful thought as you are capable of before answering:

Is President Bush a traitor or just a complete idiot?

Because those are your only two choices if you continue to accept the claim of a North Korean/Syrian nuclear connection. I know you won’t ever admit that Israel’s raid on Syria had nothing to do with destroying a secret nuclear weapons program. Because that’s just a given that all Islamic countries are trying to get nukes to destroy Israel and/or give them to the terrorists to attack America. It’s all part of the Islamofascist World Caliphate conspiracy to take over the world, behead all the Christians and impose Sharia law on everyone else.

So which is it: Bush as a dupe, or as betrayer of his country? I can’t wait to get your answers.

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PS. Sort of makes you wonder just a little bit if the Syrian government’s charges that the Israeli government is looking for an excuse to attack Syria militarily (otherwise known in the vernacular as “war”) just be might be credible:

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria accused Israel on Saturday of making excuses for war by spreading what it described as false reports that an Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.

Syrian Deputy President Farouq al-Shara said his country did not want war “in the distant or near future”.

“They (Israel) are making up things to justify an aggression in the future. They are playing on public opinion to mislead it,” he said, describing the reports as fabrications.