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by twoodfin 3994 days ago
Well, Bill Clinton got a nuclear deal with North Korea.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreed_Framework

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That agreement put up seals and cameras on their existing reactor to prevent them from reprocessing without us knowing. When W Bush began laying his case to invade Iraq, NK saw that compliance with inspections wasn't a guarantee of safety so they broke the seals. Bush and the UN knew immediately and simply declined to act. Opting instead to pursue mythical WMDs in Iraq.
Yeah, and that didn't quite worked out as planned, although I still view it as a positive step forwards.