Well, that is so absurd. But we shouldn't concentrate on the blame game. The reality is, is, had we not had the agreed framework with North Korea on nuclear weapons, they would maybe have 50 nuclear weapons today.
Bill Richardson defends the Clinton administration's nuclear agreement with North Korea against McCain's criticism.
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My worry is--and before, I think, you came in I said it is better to negotiate with the foreign ministry types in North Korea rather than the intelligence people because they are more flexible.
I think Kim Jong-un is more. I think he has an end game. I think he's looking at things more broadly, he wasn't settling for foreign assistance handouts.
I suspect the most, the glaring and strongest sanction that would be proportional would be the banking sanctions.
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