Posted on 04/02/2005 2:12:42 PM PST by rightalien
Exactly! And maybe I missed it, but I didn't see a word about Kim's abrogation of the Framework Agreement...even when Bill Clinton did all those wonderful things that Gregg thinks important.
So in spite of kim's being a brutal dictator , our President
shouldn't take a personal dislike to him?
Where do these people come from and how do they get government jobs?
"Gregg says Bush has a personal dislike for the North Korean dictator Kim Jong il"
Heavens to Mergatroid! Dislike EVEN!
Yeah, Saddam really was a teddy bear, the Bushes mis-portrayed him as the big bad wolf. Castro is a doll. And look at Kim, isn't he a cuddly baby? Those aren't really weapons, they're toys. Who is this ambassador guy ??!! What an idiot!!!
He's got "big hair"
FMCDH(BITS)
That is why this piece is complete BS....and has nothing to do with "personal" feelings. In the 1994 agreement the Clinton Administration agreed to provide two modern light-water nulcear reactors for electricity production...and about 500,000 tons of heavy oil. In return, the US would ease trade and economic restrictions within three months, establish diplomatic liaison office in Pyongyang and eventually upgrade relations to full ambassadorial level.
What the media refuses to mention is that as part of this agreement, Clinton had the authority to appoint US nulcear weapons inspectors...which he never did. In fact, one report notes that Vienna had no idea how far NK's nuclear program was because they hadn't inspected it since 1994. As many have also noted, not only has NK abrogated this agreement, the very material that we gave them was enough to develop several nuclear weapons.
The sad fact is that Bill Gertz had been reporting this since at least 1996 and nobody was listening. And his information was coming from his sources within Clinton's own administration. Sure, Bush has a dislike for this guy. So would any rational person after seeing what KJI has done here. This isn't just an issue of NK nukes and lying...it creates the potential for an Arms Race breaking out in Asia and through much more of the Mid-East. You'd think most (anti-nuke) liberals would recognize this fact and realize just how dangerous this situation is.
"Gregg may have a slight conflict of interest in promoting North Korea's interests - he is now president of the Korea Society, a nonprofit agency arranging business and cultural contacts between the United States and both North and South Korea." Why didn't he start the article with this quote and save us the trouble of reading this foolishness?
Of course, North Korea is completely innocent of everything by virtue of being a communist country.
I get a kick out of it when Bush-appointed RINO's later betray and politically backstab.
The ingratitude and disloyalty is amusing.
Whitman was the most recent case. Rino's will just kick you in the groin.
It's like Lucy pulling away Charlie Brown's football. The Bush family never learns.
. You'd think most (anti-nuke) liberals would recognize this fact and realize just how dangerous this situation is.
Blinded by their denial of responsibility for bill clinton and their carefully self inculcated hatred of GW.
In my opinion, Gregg is deep in Chinese pocket. He is their client. What Gregg pushes is in line with Chinese agenda. I am afraid that many around daddy Bush are in Chinese pocket. They are the American version of Kuomintang crowd in Taiwan.
Unfortunately, I think you may be right, TLR.
"Gregg says Bush has a personal dislike for the North Korean dictator Kim Jong il"
So Do I! And anyone in the gov't who doesn't ought to be shown the door, at the very least.
I don't know what Gregg is up to these days, but if he's in a position to directly influence others in policy making, maybe he's worth an investigation.
Correction:
He is their client --> China is his client.
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