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To: KonKilo who wrote (63443)	12/29/2002 7:50:13 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Carter had no way of knowing that Jong had no intention of upholding his end of the agreement. Carter made the deal with Jong's father, who died the same year. Jong obviously refused to abide by it, disgracing his father's reputation, and rendering his word unbelievable. Thus, he must be required to make such concessions, and carry them out, that restore his credibility.. But instead he digs himself in even deeper by ratcheting up the rhetoric and kicking out UN inspectors... It's all well and good to have these agreements and seek the peaceful route.. But the manner in which Carter fashioned it, without proper inspection and verification protocols, while promising US taxpayer funded "inducements" (reactors and oil) without authorization (he wasn't an official representative of the US at the meeting)... He basically shoved the entire agreement down the throat of the Clinton administration. davidstuff.com And Clinton went for it because he needed a face-saving way out of having to go to war with Sung over his own nuclear weapons project... I say we don't necessarily have to do anything at the moment except isolate N. Korea. IMO, the Chinese are not going to stand for Pyongyang acquiring dozens of warheads and destablizing the peninsula.. And I'm of the opinion they're not keen on seeing the US have a pretext for overthrowing Jong's regime either.. But it may require a bit more brinksmanship before Bejing starts swinging their weight around.. Hawk