Carter's 1994 trip to Pyongyang was successful in defusing the first North Korean nuclear crisis, paving the way for the 1994 Agreed Framework in which North Korea pledged to give up its nuclear weapons in return for aid. But it was also controversial because Carter reached a deal with Kim Il Sung and announced it without checking with the Clinton administration. LINK
How was it successful? North Korea now has nuclear weapons! Some measure of success. Oh I get it, our press actually thinks success is when their fellow travelers get nukes they can aim at the U. S.
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I can’t get the imagery of her sipping champagne with Kim Jung il after the nuke deal