Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly today on matters concerning our country's foreign policy. I am particularly concerned over a number of issues that have been brought up on this floor of late, but I think nothing presents more of a threat to world peace than the current situation in North Korea. I find a rather curious set of circumstances associated with our policy in encouraging the North Koreans to abide by the international atomic inspection agency. It is rather interesting to note that, back in 1992, the North Koreans signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement which requires regular inspections of its nuclear facilities. But 2 years have elapsed without the North Koreans ever fully complying with the mandates of the treaty. The North Koreans allowed the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] to conduct sporadic inspection in 1992, but then flatly denied the IAEA permission to inspect the suspected nuclear sites in late 1992. In early 1993, North Korea announced its intentions to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”