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Consistency being the supposed hobgoblin of little minds according to Ambrose Bierce, maybe the administration is looking to expand it's reputation for mental gymnastics. Anyway, we now have agreement with India to help it establish nuclear facilities although the military nuclear power generating capacity will be kept from our inspectors.
Today, we entered into this agreement with the Socialist state of India.
President Bush on Monday signed a civilian nuclear deal with India, allowing fuel and know-how to be shipped to the world's largest democracy even though it has not submitted to full international inspections.
"The bill will help keep America safe by paving the way for India to join the global effort to stop the spread of nuclear weapons," Bush said.
The bill carves out an exemption in U.S. law to allow civilian nuclear trade with India in exchange for Indian safeguards and inspections at its 14 civilian nuclear plants. Eight military plants, however, would remain off-limits.
"This is an important achievement for the whole world. After 30 years outside the system, India will now operate its civilian nuclear energy program under internationally accepted guidelines and the world is going to be safer as a result," Bush said in a bill-signing ceremony at the White House.
Critics have said the measure undermines efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and technology and could spark a nuclear arms race in Asia by boosting India's atomic arsenal. India still refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Critics complain the deal undermines efforts to prevent states like Iran and North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The White House said India was unique because it had protected its nuclear technology and not been a proliferator. The Bush administration said the pact deepens ties with a democratic Asia power, but was not designed as a counterweight to the rising power of China. [emphasis added]
While I do not feel particularly threatened by India and its socialism, it does once again show the world that this country's leaders are arbitrary and capricious in their attitude toward other nations.
Communist China is experiencing tremendous development and assistance from this country. Communist Cuba not at all. The rationale for the dichotomy of course is political, not a threat from Cuba that China does not offer. Nuclear proliferation is not a chance we feel we can take with Iran and North Korea, but when it comes to India, evidently the administratiion hears no evil, and sees no evil. I hope their judgment being exercised is sounder than that that sent us into Iraq looking for WMD's.
Part II.
Well, what a surprise. We announce and sign our new nuclear pact with India and North Korea immediately reacts with a push to remove the sanctions it is under.
The supply of our patience may have exceeded the international demand for that patience, and we should be a little less patient and pick up the pace and work faster," Hill told reporters Monday.
China, the North's last major ally, also pushed for results.
"We have finished the stage of commitment for commitment and now should follow the principle of action for action," Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu told reporters, echoing phrasing from the earlier agreement.
"We hope that with the concerted efforts of all parties, we will be able to produce positive results at this session," Wu, the Chinese envoy, said at the talks' start.
South Korean nuclear negotiator Chun Yung-woo suggested getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program was a two-way process.
It's hard to see how this government could get more disastrous in international relations, but it does seem to be trying.
Today, we entered into this agreement with the Socialist state of India.
President Bush on Monday signed a civilian nuclear deal with India, allowing fuel and know-how to be shipped to the world's largest democracy even though it has not submitted to full international inspections.
"The bill will help keep America safe by paving the way for India to join the global effort to stop the spread of nuclear weapons," Bush said.
The bill carves out an exemption in U.S. law to allow civilian nuclear trade with India in exchange for Indian safeguards and inspections at its 14 civilian nuclear plants. Eight military plants, however, would remain off-limits.
"This is an important achievement for the whole world. After 30 years outside the system, India will now operate its civilian nuclear energy program under internationally accepted guidelines and the world is going to be safer as a result," Bush said in a bill-signing ceremony at the White House.
Critics have said the measure undermines efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and technology and could spark a nuclear arms race in Asia by boosting India's atomic arsenal. India still refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Critics complain the deal undermines efforts to prevent states like Iran and North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The White House said India was unique because it had protected its nuclear technology and not been a proliferator. The Bush administration said the pact deepens ties with a democratic Asia power, but was not designed as a counterweight to the rising power of China. [emphasis added]
While I do not feel particularly threatened by India and its socialism, it does once again show the world that this country's leaders are arbitrary and capricious in their attitude toward other nations.
Communist China is experiencing tremendous development and assistance from this country. Communist Cuba not at all. The rationale for the dichotomy of course is political, not a threat from Cuba that China does not offer. Nuclear proliferation is not a chance we feel we can take with Iran and North Korea, but when it comes to India, evidently the administratiion hears no evil, and sees no evil. I hope their judgment being exercised is sounder than that that sent us into Iraq looking for WMD's.
Part II.
Well, what a surprise. We announce and sign our new nuclear pact with India and North Korea immediately reacts with a push to remove the sanctions it is under.
The supply of our patience may have exceeded the international demand for that patience, and we should be a little less patient and pick up the pace and work faster," Hill told reporters Monday.
China, the North's last major ally, also pushed for results.
"We have finished the stage of commitment for commitment and now should follow the principle of action for action," Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu told reporters, echoing phrasing from the earlier agreement.
"We hope that with the concerted efforts of all parties, we will be able to produce positive results at this session," Wu, the Chinese envoy, said at the talks' start.
South Korean nuclear negotiator Chun Yung-woo suggested getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program was a two-way process.
It's hard to see how this government could get more disastrous in international relations, but it does seem to be trying.
Labels: Foreign Policy, Oversight
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