CNN reported that Trump would not be welcome in Muslim countries

[WVPATX]

Correct. But it was Bill Clinton's famous 1998 "agreement" with the Norh Koreans that was touted as the "end of their pursuit" of a nuclear weapon. We lifted sanctions against them at the time that had been in place to prevent them from acieving the capability they have now.

That was way before Trump.

I think it was 1994, but other than the year, you are correct.

 

[MountaineerWV]

Nice try. It takes years to build a nuke program.

Let's see what actions Billy Boy took:

On Oct. 18, 1994, Clinton approved a plan to arrange more than $4 billion in energy aid to North Korea over the course of a decade, in return for a commitment from the country’s Communist leadership to freeze and gradually dismantle its nuclear weapons development program, according to The New York Times.

The “complex” deal was to de-escalate the situation on the Korean peninsula, where the two Korean nations never negotiated a peace treaty after the Korean War ended in armistice in 1953.

“This agreement is good for the United States, good for our allies, and good for the safety of the entire world,” said Clinton in 1994. “It’s a crucial step toward drawing North Korea into the global community.”

The drawing-in never happened. North Korea has become more isolated and dangerous. And after years of furtive activity in North Korea, attempts to placate the Communist state seem to have only encouraged its dangerous leaders.

“The North Korean deal of 1994 is the prototype for why open societies should not negotiate arms control agreements with rogue regimes,” said Robert Kaufman, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University. “The North Koreans duped Jimmy Carter — an emissary of Clinton — and the Clinton administration to subsidize the North Korean nuclear program in exchange for the counterfeit promise that North Korea would limit itself to civilian nuclear power.”

But, then, why didn't the Republican president Bush do something to stop North Korea in 1989 when it became evident that they were developing nuclear capabilities?

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

Nice try. It takes years to build a nuke program.

Let's see what actions Billy Boy took:

On Oct. 18, 1994, Clinton approved a plan to arrange more than $4 billion in energy aid to North Korea over the course of a decade, in return for a commitment from the country’s Communist leadership to freeze and gradually dismantle its nuclear weapons development program, according to The New York Times.

So it started prior to Clinton. Thanks for the confirmation of MountaineerWV's post and showing once again that Airport was wrong.

 

[atlkvb]

I think it was 1994, but other than the year, you are correct.

Right, I got the year wrong and noticed that after reading your post....but you clarified the chronology of N. Korea's pursuit of its current nuclear capability to shoot down MountaineerWV's claim that they were already nuclear capable before Clinton cut that sham deal with them.

 

[WVPATX]

But, then, why didn't the Republican president Bush do something to stop North Korea in 1989 when it became evident that they were developing nuclear capabilities?

Bush was weak no North Korea also. You see, unlike many, many libs on this board, I am willing to criticize GOP politicians when they do something wrong.

Clinton gave them the money to kickstart the program. Bush and Obama did little to stop it. Bush's sanctions were of very little help. The idiot Obama took military action off the table. A smart President never does that. It's called leverage.

 

[atlkvb]

But, then, why didn't the Republican president Bush do something to stop North Korea in 1989 when it became evident that they were developing nuclear capabilities?

He did! The entire world had approved crushing sanctions against them and there was a treaty already in force (non proliferation) that the N. Korean leadership was violating which led Bush to call for a reauthorization of the U. N. sponsored sanctions.

Clinton and his crew undid all of that claiming they were the ones who convinced the N. Koreans to give up their pursuit of nuclear capability.

Why are you excusing Clinton's clearing of the interference for them?

 

[WVPATX]

Right, I got the year wrong and noticed that after reading your post....but you clarified the chronology of N. Korea's pursuit of its current nuclear capability to shoot down MountaineerWV's claim that they were already nuclear capable before Clinton cut that sham deal with them.

They were in their infancy, but the $4B surely helped them greatly to build their nukes.