"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
You seem to forget, the North Koreans did not build nukes... and announce
it to the world, while defying us to do anything about it... on Clinton's
watch.



NOYB wrote:
Horsepoop. They were building them all along using the money Clinton
gave them. They didn't develop them overnight.


Not according to the inspectors.

Actually, there were some indications of duplicity by the North Koreans
during the '90s, but it was partially over missiles and partially over
material which the IAEA removed.

If North Korea developed nukes before, it was probably on Bush Sr's watch.

http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron.asp


So his policy by definition was effective.


Why was it effective? Because he paid them off to keep them from
announcing their nuke program until he left office? Yeah...sure...that's
effective policy.


???
Do you really believe this?


I don't believe in paying incentives to countries to keep them from pursuing
WMD. You obviously see nothing wrong with it...and neither do most members
of Congress.

From the Syria Accountability Act:


(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SYRIA AND LEBANON- The President is
authorized to provide assistance to Syria and Lebanon under chapter 1 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
(relating to development assistance), if the President--

(1) makes the certification described in subsection (d);

(2) determines that substantial progress has been made in negotiations
aimed at achieving--

(A) a peace agreement between Israel and Syria; and

(B) a peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon; and

(3) determines that the Government of Syria is strictly respecting the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political independence of
Lebanon under the sole and exclusive authority of the Government of Lebanon
through the Lebanese army throughout Lebanon, as required under paragraph
(4) of United Nations Security Council Resolution 520 (1982).

(d) CERTIFICATION- The President shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification of any determination made by the
President that--

(1) the Government of Syria does not--

(A) provide support for international terrorist groups; and

(B) allow terrorist groups, such as Hamas, Hizballah, the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine--General Command to maintain facilities in Syria;

(2) the Government of Syria has withdrawn all Syrian military,
intelligence, and other security personnel from Lebanon;

(3) the Government of Syria has ceased the development and deployment of
ballistic missiles and has ceased the development and production of
biological and chemical weapons; and

(4) the Government of Syria is no longer in violation of United Nations
Security Council Resolution 661 or a subsequent relevant United Nations
resolution.

(This method of diplomacy *DOES NOT WORK*.)