However, some of your posts at the end were getting sad, and to say nothing about them would have meant I thought just Ted was going overboard in the exchange.
Guilty as charged....
Jimmy Carter, under his presidency, and as Bill's negotiator, perpetuated what he and every president since 53 has done, which is contain NK until it collapses of its own dead weight. GW is simply continuing that policy, by waiting NK out.
The stakes are higher now. And while I have no problem with the nature of the deal Carter cut, there is a critical missing element: Verifiability. The fact that this element is missing means the agreement was destined to fail.
At any rate, by saying he wasn't into mind games, and quiting the debate, Ted was just saying uncle
I see what you're saying. I suppose I anticipate hearing, "You're right, I'm wrong". I've said it before (not often, though<g>), but I haven't heard that from Ted. He either quietly ignores the post or gives a subtle capitulation as you suggest.
Anyway, I have a project due out 1/31/03 and probably need to spend some time on IT for a while... |
