ARTICLE: "North Korea Helped Syria Build Reactor, U. S. To Allege," by Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal, 23 April 2008, p. A1.
WSJ changing by day. This edition scraps the usual two front page, above crease features with "dimpled" head shots. My cover story from 04 is looking more anachronistic by the day.
On the story: my line on the entire second Bush administration still holds: focus on DPRK for takedown/collapse and end that scenario in Asia, cementing something better with Beijing in the process. DPRK already has the nukes and is sharing.
But this administration has failed consistently on sequencing: announcing its "axis of evil" up front, well before it had the means to deal with all three but sending advance notice of intent to do harm (always smart to telegraph your punch).
Too bad. More could have been done, and with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs now acting as chief saber rattler on Iran, I suspect this administration will continue to get its priorities confused.
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"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs"
His last few years in positions of power have been disappointing. From 313-ship fleet to Iran war cheerleader... disappointing.
Posted by Galrahn | May 8, 2008 9:53 AM