U.S., North Korea change course (USATODAY.com) Posted on July 4th
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, in The Wall Street Journal: “With much fanfare and choreography, but little substance, the administration has accepted a North Korean ‘declaration’ about its nuclear program that is narrowly limited, incomplete and almost certainly dishonest in material respects. In exchange, President Bush personally declared that North Korea is no longer a state sponsor of terrorism or an enemy of the United States. … North Korea has consecutively broken every major agreement with the U.S. since the North’s creation. The Bush administration provides no reason why this one will not be added to that long list except the audacity of hope. Where have we heard that recently? Barack Obama and John Kerry announced support for the deal, and Obama said he intended to apply Bush’s policy to other rogue states, thus confirming the early start of the Obama administration. … For many erstwhile (Bush) administration supporters, this is a moment of genuine political poignancy. Nothing can erase the ineffable sadness of an American presidency, like this one, in total intellectual collapse.”
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