"Clinton gave in to this blackmail. Bush wouldn't"
Its the same deal Kerry would offer to Iran: "Give up your nuke research and we'll build you the reactors you need."
Gee, that really worked with N Korea. Thanks Jimmy Carter. Idiot.
Actually, Kerry's offer was for fuel to go into their already existing reactors...
The Clinton treaty gave the NKs not only help with their nuclear "power generation" programs, but food and oil as well. I'm sure the average NK citizen benefitted directly.
The treaty also did not provide any positive means for "verification" in the nuke programs -- some cameras that the NKs quickly diabled...
One can but wish that RR's "Trust but verify" will haunt Slick to his grave.
It won't, of course, because the slug has no conscience.