Posted on 10/12/2006 10:06:17 PM PDT by John Semmens
Reports that North Korea rested a nuclear weapon sparked a sharp denunciation of Bush Administration foreign policy by Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “North Korea’s announced A-bomb test is further evidence that President Bush has taken his eye off the ball, allowing a member of the so-called ‘axis of evil’ to acquire a nuclear weapon,” said Dean.
Dean cited Bush’s discontinuation of the Clinton Administration’s “two pronged” approach. “The Clinton Administration’s policy slant and diversionary tactics fended off North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons for eight years,” said Dean. “But those gains have been frittered away by a clueless Republican administration.”
Dean described the “policy slant prong” as a solid “thrust to the left” that reassured North Korea’s Communist government that “time was on the side of progressive reform in America.” “With Democrats taking the lead, North Korea could be confident that there was basic agreement on the big issues of governance,” said Dean. “The need to develop nuclear weapons was, thus, shown to be misplaced.”
According to Dean, the specific examples of policies that promoted a “convergence of the two nations’ social and political programs” included the Clinton Administration’s efforts to nationalize health care and its opposition to tax cuts. “A nationalized healthcare system is a major feature of progressive regimes like the one in North Korea,” Dean observed. “By working toward such a system in America, Democrats convey a message of hope to nations that many have characterized as our enemies.”
“Opposing tax cuts is essential if the United States is going to make the transition to full social democracy,” Dean continued. “Atomistic individualism is a barrier to the collective well-being of the whole. The resources of the nation belong to all. An effective tax system helps put control of more of these resources into the hands of the government, where it should be.”
The “diversionary tactic prong” consisted of the high-profile sex scandal initiated by President Clinton. “Kim Il Jong’s interest in pornography is legendary,” Dean pointed out. “By inundating the media with stories of lewd and promiscuous behavior, Clinton was able to distract Kim pursuing nuclear weaponry. Bush, in contrast, has run a dull and boring administration. There has been nothing of abiding interest to distract North Korea from its weapons program.”
Dean urged voters to return Democrats to a majority in Congress “so we can try to pick up where we left off.” “A Democratic Congress will kill the Bush Administration’s tax cuts and initiate impeachment hearings,” Dean promised. “While the impeachment hearings won’t be able to match the distraction potential of a sex scandal in the White House, the media coverage of it will at least push bad news from places like Korea to the back burner.”
In related news, Governor Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), a reputed candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, is urging “face-to-face” diplomacy in dealing with North Korea. Richardson volunteered to undertake this task, pointing out that he was U.N. ambassador and U.S. energy secretary during the Clinton administration, visited North Korea, and toured North Korea’s nuclear reactor at Yongbyon as part of his effort to try to derail the development of nuclear weapons. “And I might add,” Richardson said, “North Korea and New Mexico have been at peace the whole time I’ve been governor. I think this speaks volumes about my ability to handle such a tough and delicate foreign policy issue.”
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the Dems are really playing with fire on the NK issue ...hypocrisy is the most dangerous thing in politics
We all know who gave North Korea the material to make nukes. There's a YouTube video posted that shows what the dems stand for.
http://www.cafenetamerica.com
Yes, because obviously the fact that NK continued their program under the watchful eye of the Clinton administration had nothing to do with it right?
They will regret going down this road- we've followed this for years:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/771000/posts
The Atomic Genie- what we have about North Korea's Nuclear program
various FR posts | 10-17-02 |
...and yes, I mean that tagline, most sincerely...
“North Korea’s announced A-bomb test is further evidence that President Bush has taken his eye off the ball, allowing a member of the so-called ‘axis of evil’ to acquire a nuclear weapon,” said Dean.
Dean just never ceases to amaze me with his witless remarks. But, he is paid to be the head fool of his party and constantly say dumb things...
And Americans will vote for this Party in Nov?
Then American's will prove that we are NO LONGER A SERIOUS NATION.
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