This is off-topic, but the agreement between North Korea and the US was made in 1994 (well before there was any "left-leaning" president in South Korea), in whi

This is off-topic, but the agreement between North Korea and the US was made in 1994 (well before there was any "left-leaning" president in South Korea), in which the US agreed to pay for two Light Water Reactors in exchange for the North Korea discontinuing its nuclear program[1]. As expected, South Korea ended up funding most of the cost, while both the US and NK violated the agreement in numerous ways until the deal completely broke down in 2003. The reactors never saw the light of the day. Bummer. There's a story (not sure how much of it is true) that, shortly before the deal, the Clinton administration went within hours of air strike on North Korean nuclear facilities, while Seoul was completely left in the dark. The realization that South Korea was essentially reduced to a spectator (and a deep pocket) in NK-related matters doubtlessly affected the two following administrations' policy toward North Korea, trying to have at least some of our own leverage. ("The US will take care of us" is not a strategy.) But we get to blame our "leftist" presidents for their nukes. Niiice... [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreed_Framework http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreed_Framework > Terms of the pact and consequent agreements included ... In exchange two light water reactors would be constructed in North Korea by 2003 at a cost of $4 billion, primarily supplied by South Korea.