McCain Says North Korea Has Been a Problem Since Clinton Administration

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2173172&page=1

<snip>Bush's former rival in the 2000 Republican primaries, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said that North Korea had been a problem long before Bush took office in 2001.

"I see the North Korean situation going back a long, long way," McCain said on "Good Morning America."

"Back in 1994, we made an agreement, which was not enforceable and violated repeatedly by the North Koreans as short a time ago as last September. They said they would not pursue this issue of nuclear weapons. So I think this particular crisis has been with us for a long time."

[niyad]

1. we've had troops in korea for how long?

[KyuzoGator]

2. Hasn't North Korea been a problem since the Eisenhower administration?

Interesting selective history.

[Hand]

3. Um... Harry Truman had a smallish problem with them, too...

As did a few others--Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon... et al.

McCain, you moran. :dunce:

[C_U_L8R]

4. oh geez what have you republican clowns done lately

except pass the buck.... this is getting nauseating

[Avalux]

5. McCain, you're either stupid or vile.

I'll pick the latter. Of course North Korea has been a problem - DUH. The difference then? We talked to North Korea. Albright visited, Richardson visited and we had open dialogue, allowing us to keep an eye on what they were doing and monitor their activities. Since Bush took office that communication has been cut and we haven't a clue what they've been doing.

[jobycom]

6. Maybe, but Clinton wasn't the one who arbitrarily broke of negotiations

with North Korea. That was Bush. If you ignore a problem, it usually gets worse, not better. YOu'd think McCain would have learned that at some point in his life.

[unhappycamper]

7. The Clenus did it.

I KNEW THAT!

[stepnw1f]

8. When the GOP Lies about this Shit They Make it Worse

how are we as a country going to find real solutions to the REAL problems when the GOP gets to go out in public and misrepresent that same problem? Don't republicans realize that they have become the number one problem for this country. When they do this shit, they essentially give cover to serious issues that impact people's lives.

to GOP:

This is not a political game. Fucking people are dying and more to come because of you LOSERS. Your intentional twisting of words for political smear of your stronger opponent just reeks of desperation.

[Gabi Hayes]

9. whenever I see mccain mentioned:

[caligirl]

10. 2002 on Bush's watch the N. Koreans broke the locks on the nuc. fuel

rods and drove them to a reprocessing plant. This occurred after Bushass's cowboy mentality Foreign ape shit policy backfired.

Lets give credit where it is due. They launched specifically so the NKorean leader could look tough and talk tough in the face of asshats misshandling of talks due to his blistering lack of any statemanship.

Take that McCain, AKA the OTHER guy who likes to play kissy kissy with the Decider.

[still_one]

11. hey mccain you want to start a nuclear war, NOT WITH MY KIDS

you SOB!!!

You want to kill more AMERICANS IN IRAQ, NOT WITH MY KIDS

You didn't bomb enough Vietnamize when you were a pilot? Remember Viet Nam? Another war based on a lie

Why don't you stick with what you know:

Voting against making Martin Luther King Day
Taking S&L bribes
Speaking at Bob Jones University

[gulliver]

12. "Things are a lot worse now, of course, " said Mr. Straight Talk...

... into his coat.

[cantstandbush]

13. I guess N. Korea had nothing to do with the Korean War?

They all jump at a chance to blame Clinton for anything.

[roamer65]

14. McCain is one of the Keating Five

So he can blow it out his ass for all I care. He's a human turd.

[NNN0LHI]

20. I agree n/t

[AngryOldDem]

15. Oh, bullshit

At least Clinton had North Korea at the table, talking. Then Bush came along and shut down the discussion.

But why am I not surprised? IT'S ALL BILL'S FAULT. Everything. Dating back to Original Sin.

[Mr_Spock]

16. lol - true, but go back another 50 years you moron

What an ass hole.

[MzNov]

17. I heard McCain's been a problem

since Lincoln's adminisration.....

[AtomicKitten]

18. Snow was more specific in assigning blame today.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2717153&mesg_id=2717153

[SensibleAmerican]

19. It's been a problem since 1950

Your point, senator?

[MeandYou123]

21. Well....

McCain cannot be taken seriously anymore, he has flipped and flopped more than I toss and turn in my bed at night.

[WePurrsevere]

22. Okay... I've picked my jaw off the floor now, tried to formulate

a semi-coherant and intelligent comment 5 times and have finally come back to my first reaction which is...

:wtf: :nuke: :wtf:

The RW LIES and SPIN are so totally WILD. How on earth can any person with even 1/2 a brain believe anything these neo/fundie-CON wacko's say any more? They are walking abnormal psych textbook.

[Cha]

23. Yeah, pass the buck

you diddling cake eating little man.