WHEN DEMOCRATS SOLVE PROBLEMS

With North Korea firmly back in the news making threats and headlines, I thought it would be a good idea to reprint an editorial from the New York Post that was originally published more than a year ago on January 6, 2016.  When a Democrat announces that an agreement has been made to eradicate chemical weapons (Obama, Syria) or eradicate a nuclear weapons program (Obama, Iraq) one should always assume the opposite. Many years ago, in 1981, the Israelis did not need to announce that they had prevented Iraq from getting nuclear weapons. They simply bombed the facility. Chemical weapons programs and nuclear weapons programs are apparently impervious to paper agreements or treaties. I have no idea what the correct policy should be in North Korea - apparently all the choices are very bad. It is likely that doing nothing, may still be the worst choice. At least now, we have a President that does NOT announce his intentions prior to taking action. This may explain why Trump's approval ratings are back to about 50%. 

OPINION

EDITORIAL

You can thank Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton for North Korea’s nukes

By Post Editorial Board

January 6, 2016 | 8:54pm

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North Korea’s boast that it just detonated its first hydrogen bomb met instant doubts from the White House and arms experts. If they’re right, Pyongyang “only” has plain-old atomic bombs. What a . . . relief? But, as one Chinese expert told The Wall Street Journal, the H-bomb claim still shows that tyrant Kim Jong-un is “marching in that direction.” For all this, thank Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. North Korea couldn’t have done it without their gullibility. Back in 1994, President Clinton prepared to confront North Korea over CIA reports it had built nuclear warheads and its subsequent threats to engulf Japan and South Korea in “a sea of fire.” Enter self-appointed peacemaker Carter: The ex-prez scurried off to Pyongyang and negotiated a sellout deal that gave North Korea two new reactors and $5 billion in aid in return for a promise to quit seeking nukes. Clinton embraced this appeasement as achieving “an end to the threat of nuclear proliferation on the Korean Peninsula” — with compliance verified by international inspectors. Carter wound up winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his dubious efforts.

But in 2002, the North Koreans ’fessed up: They’d begun violating the accord on Day One. Four years later, Pyongyang detonated its first nuke. Now, the Obama administration (long content to kick the North Korea can down the road) says it will never “accept” a nuclear North Korea. Funny: The president said the same thing about Iran, then cut a deal that guarantees the ayatollahs go atomic. Yet North Korea is more of a wild card, a concentration camp of a nation run by a tiny, ruthless elite. If it ever lives up to its boasts and unleashes that “sea of fire,” will Carter, Clinton and Obama shed public tears for Pyongyang’s victims?

      Your Food Diary For:

Monday, April 17, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	520	108	6	12	680	48
Nature Valley - Oats 'n Honey	190	29	7	3	180	11
	710	137	13	15	860	59
L U N C H
Caseys - Turkey Club Wrap, 1 Wrap	390	42	15	21	1,310	0
	390	42	15	21	1,310	0
D I N N E R
Chick-fil-A - Original-Chicken Sandwich	440	41	18	28	1,390	5
Chick fil A - French Fries	400	48	21	5	180	0
	840	89	39	33	1,570	5
Totals	1,940	268	67	69	3,740	64
Your Daily Goal	2,787	348	93	140	2,300	104
Remaining	847	80	26	71	-1,440	40
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, April 17, 2017

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
5 Mile Urban Hike	86	747
Daily Total / Goal	86 / 30	747 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	86 / 210	747 / 4,130

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