And as soon as it was announced that this president reached the framework of an agreement to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons, the Republicans responded:
Forget that they then have no idea whatever what's in it.
They're merely continuing their same Republican platform regarding this president and anything he is for or represents:
So tiresome.
Meanwhile the rest of us Americans--you know, the ones attached to logic, calm, intelligent thought, peace and reality--are celebrating the possibility of a breakthrough. Even Iranians are celebrating and want this.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced further sanctions against North Korea, to punish them "to halt North Korea’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction along with other 'illicit activities that helped fund their weapons programs.'” This on top of the fact that, next week, "The United States and South Korea announced Tuesday that the first in a series of large-scale naval exercises off Japan and the Korean Peninsula would begin next week, despite objections from China."
Watch for it: Kim Jong Il is going to "go off" and start saber-rattling, at minimum. Let's hope that's as bad as it's going to get.
Links to associated posts:
http://www.truth-out.org/clinton-announces-north-korea-sanctions-as-part-a-diplomatic-dance-south-korea61582
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/world/asia/21military.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
And now, today, an update:
NKorea warns US exercises threaten region
By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jul 22, 7:56 am ET
HANOI, Vietnam – North Korea warned the United States and South Korea on Thursday to call off military exercises scheduled for this weekend and to back off any new sanctions against the communist country or risk placing the entire region in danger.
Link here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_asean
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