North Korea may be on the verge of standing down. Reports are out that, for a substantial amount of fuel oil, the DPRK would be willing to cease its nuclear activities.
Question is, will President Bush get the credit he deserves for pushing the diplomatic course of action when pretty much everyone who's currently criticizing him for NOT using diplomacy in Iraq has criticized him for sticking with diplomacy in North Korea?
The answer, of course, is probably not. In fact, look for someone on the left to float one of two ideas: that former President Clinton laid the foundation for successful negotiations, which President Bush almost ruined, or that the imminent ascension of Hillary Clinton to the Presidency, in Reaganite fashion, has prompted the DPRK to make such a shift back to sanity.
Either way, it's going to be someone else who gets the credit from the Old Media.
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