Comments on: Report: North Korea caves on nuke program? Update: Iran wants to make a deal?

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Breaking: U.S. reaches nuke deal with North Korea?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:57:19 +0000

[...] Like Truthout on the Rove indictment, Chosun Ilbo was way out in front of the news cycle. [...]

By: Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:24:16 +0000

I’ll believe this when I see it.

By: The Sundries Shack

The Sundries Shack — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:43:08 +0000

[...] One wonders what the people of Iran would make of this deal, considering the statements made by Iran’s leading “opposition” cleric, Ayatollah Montazeri (via Hot Air) “Some countries don’t have oil and gas. Yet, they run their country and stand on their own,” he said, according to a copy of his words seen by AP. [...]

By: Fresh Bilge » Buying Time

Fresh Bilge » Buying Time — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:11:00 +0000

[...] Is North Korea selling out its nuclear program? Or is it simply playing Bush as it did Clinton? The world is also replete with riddles, as rare reader Tim has reminded me this morning. [...]

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:20:22 +0000

South Korean Daily: North Korea Agrees To Full Suspension of Nuke Activities, With Eye To Total Dismantlement…

Diplomacy. Of course, an agreement from North Korea to stop building nukes is much like an agreement from Ike Turner to stop slapping a bitch. Maybe they even mean it. For now. But the second Tina starts working too closely……

By: JunkYardBlog

JunkYardBlog — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:27:57 +0000

Idle Speculation on the DPRK’s Change Of Nuclear Strategy…

Did the U.N.’s announcement of audits and cuts force North Korea to make nuclear concessions?…

By: Black Adam

Black Adam — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:04:15 +0000

Leopards don’t change their spots.

By: georgej

georgej — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:20:22 +0000

Color me skeptical.

Great news, if true.

We’ll see. BOOOSH!

By: right2bright

right2bright — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:35:29 +0000

The left will argue that we are leaving N. Korea without a way to create electricity, thousands will die and it will cripple their economy. Once again, Bush has made a foolish mistake.

By: faraway

faraway — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:06:29 +0000

I dont believe a word of this.

Wouldn’t Iran just give them $24 million out of petty cash? Plus a few basketballs and autographed photos.

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:43:54 +0000

Report: North Korea caves on nuke program?…

Report: North Korea caves on nuke program? Update: Iran wants to make a deal? Verum Serum is all over this. Only one paper’s reporting it, but that paper, Chosun Ilbo, happens to be the biggest in South Korea. Is Bush…

By: Emmett J.

Emmett J. — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:43:18 +0000

How about we give them this for aid:

Gather up all of their money that we have (in their notes) and send it back!

With those riches, they should be able to buy a new and better excuse – or at least a Happy Meal for Kim :)

By: RedWinged Blackbird

RedWinged Blackbird — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:14:04 +0000

He also considers the national interest is being undermined by an inexperienced president whose rhetoric is unnecessarily inflammatory.

Translation: “If he wants to wipe Israel off the map, that’s cool, but he doesn’t need to keep talking about it.”

By: ritethinker

ritethinker — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:05:49 +0000

Did I read this right? This came about through six-party talks? That damn Bush, going it alone again. When will this unilateralist bastard learn. Always being a swaggering cowboy, ignoring allies and diplomacy, just going it alone. What? Oh yeah, he should talk to N. Korea in direct two-party talks like we did in 94. That was the message from the dems the last two years……

It matters not the supposed deal, either way Kim I’m Il is a loon and liar. And even if he destroyed his entire program before Kofi himself, watching from stadium seating, and then did a Harry Carrey(The Cubs win..)on Al Jazeera terrorism television, the left would still condemn Bush for something and everything……….

Cynical? Nah, just six years worth of experience talking..

By: jaleach

jaleach — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:47:06 +0000

See, all we had to do is TALK to them and everything worked out just FINE.

BS.

I don’t trust these guys further than I can throw them. It’s just another trick to buy time until the evil Bush is gone, and then business can go on like normal again.

By: LegendHasIt

LegendHasIt — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:17:45 +0000

Bait and switch, just like last time the Dems were in charge.

They will work harder to hide it while increasing research/production, and quit with the overt threats.

They’ll get bunches of new foreign aid from all over the world, channel most of it into further militarization (And Kim’s cognac collection).

Then in a couple of years we will be back at the same situation, except that the NorKs will have more powerful bombs and longer range and a more accurate delivery system.

By: CliffHanger

CliffHanger — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:37:09 +0000

Someone’s been writing while dreaming.

Color me skeptical.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:29:30 +0000

From MM's site, quote from the NYT:

Most Americans think of President Bush as the commander in chief. His speechwriters have another name for him: the editor in chief.

The rest are still in their early ~~develop~~mental state.

BTW, how’d they swing this? Did they offer that kook another Michael Jordan basketball or somethin’? Perhaps he was even more desperate for cash than any of us thought. CyberCipher on January 22, 2007 at 4:14 PM

No, they promised him a remake into George Clooney's looks, height and hair, for a day.

By: infidel

infidel — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:16:16 +0000

I am feeling a little optimistic and can’t wait for the State of the Union.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:15:12 +0000

All this conciliatory talk after the “New Thatcher” declares for the Presidency in 2008? Coincidence? I think not.

Thanks, Hilary!

By: CP

CP — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:12:53 +0000

How about we let them them have 24 million rubles and see if they notice.

By: Speakup

Speakup — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:10:24 +0000

(trust but verify)

Kimmie’s nukes is one of those ‘trust not…fail not’ scenarios.
If every rock and kimchi jar is not dug up and verified, North Korea cannot be declared clear of nukes.

By: Robert B. Steely, MSgt, USAF

Robert B. Steely, MSgt, USAF — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:07:52 +0000

Breaking! – DPRK Nuke Deal?…

Just in over at Hot Air.Would be great for a SOTU slapdown, don’t you think?…

By: see-dubya

see-dubya — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:03:21 +0000

All the say Mullahs OK to inspections–BOOSH!
All the neocons gettin’ erections–BOOSH!

By: Buck Turgidson

Buck Turgidson — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:55:56 +0000

He also considers the national interest is being undermined by an inexperienced president whose rhetoric is unnecessarily inflammatory.

No…ya think?
(Gets into character). “I don’t know about you Mr. President, but I’m beginning to smell a big commie rat.”