Bush Dusts Off Bill's Pyongyang Playbook

[True_Blue]

An apparent deal with North Korea is no great victory -- except for the Clinton Administration, whose previous pact this one closely resembles

When President Bush discussed what looked like a major breakthrough in negotiations over North Korea's nuclear programs on Sept. 19, he didn't display any "mission accomplished" ebullience. Rather, he sounded decidedly cautious in saying that, while the accord announced earlier that day in Beijing was "a step forward," it remained unclear whether all parties would stick to the deal.

His caution is understandable. After all, much of the pact echoed the 1994 "Agreed Framework" that the Clinton Administration negotiated, the Bush team trashed, and the U.S. and North Korea each violated. Both accords discuss a light-water nuclear reactor for Pyongyang, a progression toward normalized relations between the U.S. and North Korea, and reciprocal moves as the North dismantles its nuclear capability.
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http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2005/nf20050920_2248_db016.htm

[Spinzonner]

1. Everything old is new again

Maybe because it was right before Shrub got his hands on it.

Like FEMA.