What was the context of this? I amy have missed it due to putting kids to bed...
He said he would give them the fuel for their nuclear power program, and I believe John Edwards had said it before. IIRC, this is how North Korea got it's program going; promise it's just for power, then Oops! The rods accidentally fell into the nuclear warhead machine.
I think there will definitely be some ads coming out showing Kerry in this debate saying he would give the fuel to Iran, with text (chyron) of Iran's leaders saying they will destroy America. I think part of the strategy of this debate was to allow Kerry to set himself up. That he wants to give nuclear fuel to a country trying to build nuclear bombs so they can wipe Israel and the US off the map is a big one to have stepped into!
Yes. The Clinton payoff was to exchange a research reactor for two state of the art power stations. Of course, NK doesn't stop the bomb development program and upgrades it's understanding of control systems, metallurgy, and everything else you get with a new nuclear plant.
And they still get the bomb. I have no problem with NK getting the bomb, because that will be the end for them. One boomer off of SK and their bombs are worthless. They still haven't fed their people.
I think we're going to see Cheney drop the hammer on every single point we wished Bush would have hammered on tonite. The Enforcer is up next and you can bet that 1. Nuke fuel 2. Bunker busting bombs 3. World approval will be discussed and really hammered on.
Let Bush act like a President. Cheney will do the dirty work come next week.