Comments on: North Korea No Longer On Axis Of Evil? http://donklephant.com/2008/06/25/north-korea-no-longer-on-axis-of-evil/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Bush Lifts Sanctions Against North Korea http://donklephant.com/2008/06/25/north-korea-no-longer-on-axis-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-410494 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Bush Lifts Sanctions Against North Korea Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:22:37 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6123#comment-410494 [...] As hinted at yesterday, it’s happening and this decision will no doubt have far reaching consequences… The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process. [...] [...] As hinted at yesterday, it’s happening and this decision will no doubt have far reaching consequences… The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process. [...]

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/06/25/north-korea-no-longer-on-axis-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-410479 Jimmy the Dhimmi Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:10:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6123#comment-410479 The agreement came because of brutal sanctions that had been crippling the country for years, forcing them into abject isolation. They promised to dismantle the nuclear facility that produces the weoponized material, scrap their ballistic missiles and existing nuclear warheads, and allow for a 45-day inspection period with complete access by members of the 6 party coalition. In other words, they were constantly being hit on the head with a hammer and simply gave up what they were doing to make it stop. Taking them off the Axis of Evil appears not to have been an offer of good will without preconditions. We'll see if it lasts, or if Kim plays a Saddam Hussein move and kicks everyone out again. Also, I'd like to see what the Bush administration has to say about that reactor in Syria that was recently blown up - along with some North Korean engineers inside, or what John Kerry has to say about the involvement of China and Japan in these negotiations, which he opposed in 2004. Now, if only Russia China and Europe could get together to isolate and cripple Iran in this way, we'd be getting somewhere, but alas Iran has precious natural resources that those nations covet. The agreement came because of brutal sanctions that had been crippling the country for years, forcing them into abject isolation. They promised to dismantle the nuclear facility that produces the weoponized material, scrap their ballistic missiles and existing nuclear warheads, and allow for a 45-day inspection period with complete access by members of the 6 party coalition.

In other words, they were constantly being hit on the head with a hammer and simply gave up what they were doing to make it stop. Taking them off the Axis of Evil appears not to have been an offer of good will without preconditions. We’ll see if it lasts, or if Kim plays a Saddam Hussein move and kicks everyone out again.

Also, I’d like to see what the Bush administration has to say about that reactor in Syria that was recently blown up – along with some North Korean engineers inside, or what John Kerry has to say about the involvement of China and Japan in these negotiations, which he opposed in 2004.

Now, if only Russia China and Europe could get together to isolate and cripple Iran in this way, we’d be getting somewhere, but alas Iran has precious natural resources that those nations covet.

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