Why The Korea Deal Is So Important

Why The North Korea Deal Is So Important

Well it seems as if the six party talks with North Korea are finally making a break through. The communist country has agreed to dismantle its main nuclear power plants in exchange of both financial energy aids. Unlike Iraq and perhaps Iran at some point, negotiations were used and may remind us of the good old days when they were first resort. There are two ironies here though. The first one is that the resolution was forged by China, the world’s fastest growing economy and the United State’s great competitor, economically speaking. The George W. Bush administration has shown little more then a great deal of hostility towards China and have show no indication that they would follow any plan that would not require a military strike against North Korea. The second irony here is that with all the criticism by the GOP towards the Clinton administration, the White house now has accepted a plan similar to that of the Democrats policy towards the tiny nation. Below is a closer look at why the change of policy can be a sign of things to come.

Apparently the lesson that has been learned in the Korea situation is that if you are an unpopular government in the eyes of the White House, the only way you will ever have any real chance to negotiate with the Bush administration is to be a nuclear power. Without this bargaining chip, countries like Iran, Venezuela and pre-March 2003 Iraq has to deal with the insane absolution of the Neo Cons. And this is extremely important when you take a look at the other nations that have made the “Axis of Evil” list, Cuba and Syria being on the top of that list. Plus let us not forget about those nations that once made up the Soviet block. The region has more than 100 nuclear silos which are mow in total decay. We do not know exactly what will occur as the security locks on these systems continue to breakdown. There is a very good chance that al east one of these missiles will be accidentally launched, the results would be disastrous. Further more, the security at many of the storage plants is pores at best and according to several reports from the area, there have been radioactive materials that have gone missing. Some within Moscow fear that the Chechen rebels were by hind the possible theft. Here at home, CIA heads believe that Al-Qaeda was behind the disappearance according to one report on expertwitnessradio.org.

The point is not who has stolen the dangerous material but, why more countries are finding it necessary to explore more severe methods of protecting itself. Remember, under Bill Clinton’s agreement with North Korea which would have the U.S. send them oil for the communist country’s promise not to create a nuclear program and it worked. That is until 2000/01 when the Bush administration canceled the program then later put them on Axis of Evil hit list. The Neo Cons un-doubly believed it could bully North Korea into giving up its nuclear aspirations. South Korea had to deal with the build up of US forces in 2003, 04 and 05. But in the end it took the cooler heads in China to hash out a deal that is similar to that of the Clinton agreement that even Washington has to agree too. So the question now becomes, is this the future of world negotiations. One could argue that any country who wants to create such a program should be allowed to, many point out that United States has more nuclear war heads than the rest of the world combined. This is true of course except for the part that promotes anyone having these dangerous weapons. It is also true that we are the only country to ever use the nuclear bombs but, at some point the talks have to go beyond who should have them and who should not and focus more on the anti-nuclear proliferation agreement between this country and the Soviet Union. How easy we have forgotten that there is a plan for the mass dismantling of nuclear weapons starting with the great state of South Dakota and on into Moscow. Reestablishing this program is where these talks have to move to if there is any real hope for real peace.

Until Next time…

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