The Clinton-Kim 1994 Agreement, Midwifed by Jimmy Carter, Bears its Fruit
9 October 2006I stole that headline from Hugh Hewitt’s column on Townhall.com. As most are probably aware, it appears that North Korea has made good on its threat to perform its first nuclear test. Now we have a proven nuclear capability in the hands of Kim Jong Il.
The much touted agreement between Clinton and North Korea has indeed born fruit and it isn’t the fruit we were told to expect when the agreement was made. You will recall that the deal was the US would provide technology and assistance to help North Korea develop nuclear power plants in exchange for their promise to stay away from nuclear weapons. The result? Nuclear weapons in the hands of a madman thanks to Democrats and their unfathomable willingness to negotiate with countries who have demonstrated they will not honor agreements. Does anyone doubt those weapons will end up in the hands of terrorists at some point? After all, North Korea is hurting for money and the terrorists have money to buy WMD with.
There are countless lessons to be learned in this, not least, that we cannot hope to negotiate with regimes like North Korea and Iran. The dems, however, refuse to learn that lesson and therein lies another lesson for voters. There will never be a point at which dems are willing to say it is time to move beyond negotiations with Iran or any other rogue nation. In their world view, there is never any reason for military intervention (except possibly as a diversion from pressing political bad news). In their world, diplomacy can always win without the need for armed conflict. They will always claim that military action only results from a failure to engage diplomatically.
This, of course, ignores the reality of the world we live in. There are deranged megalomaniacs running countries that will never be honest negotiating partners. They will lie and cheat and get all they can from the US and then stab us and the world in the back. Kim Jong Il is merely the latest example. Still, dems continue to believe, or at least claim to believe, that if we just say the right things and give these regimes the right incentives, we will prevail. This is a utopian pipe dream and will never be realized.
So now we are approaching the mid-term elections in less than a month. As I’ve noted in other contexts, the choices could not be more stark. As weak as Republicans have been on spending, boarder control and other issues dear to the conservative heart, they are the clear choice for all who would live in a world where rogue leaders are punished and removed, militarily if necessary. The Democrats are the choice of appeasers and the delusional among us who think the most egregious offenders can be dealt with always with words and empty threats.
The dangers we face in this world are escalating almost daily. Between insane leaders like Kim Jong Il and the aspirations of world conquest held by Iran and others in the Islamic world, there is little choice for me. I must give my political support to those I believe will do what is required to protect this country and the world. That is the Republicans. The Democrats have demonstrated time and again that they are not up to the job and indeed, they will stand in the way of doing the job.
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