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To: combjelly who wrote (386232)	5/25/2008 1:08:43 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574848

BTW, what was so bad about the Clinton treaty? I can't believe you have to ask. It was a perfect example of appeasement -- that is, giving them something in exchange for a threat which is either reduced or, in this instance, perceived to be reduced. And, as appeasement invariably does, it resulted in NK continuing to do exactly what they were going to do in the first place. Clinton administration officials have admitted privately that they agreed to the '94 plan solely because they believed NK would collapse before the LWR project was completed. A Clinton crapshoot gone wrong. The deal was incompetent from the outset. When the US has entered into an agreement -- even thought it was obviously appeasement -- once it has been determined the other party is violating its terms, it would be incompetent to act as though the agreement were still in force. BTW, this isn't unusual during the eight year disaster known as the Clinton administration -- they allowed Saddam to routinely violate HIS agreement, each time bringing us to the brink of military action before backing off. Saddam routinely violated the no-fly zone, refused entry to weapons inspectors, and generally blew off the terms of the ceasefire to which he had agreed. Clinton was paralyzed by his incompetence. So, it is no surprise that NK was walking over us during the last half of the 90s.