Too Late?

The ever wise Wretchard reminds us of the foolishness of negotiating with dictators, let alone psychotic ones like Kim Jong Il. North Korea has announced that it has nuclear weapons. Of course, it might be lying. Either way, as Wretchard points out, much blame must fall upon Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for allowing this horrible development to take place, but significant blame should also fall upon the Bush Administration. After 9/11, it was plainly obvious that the US could not allow rogue states to develop nuclear weapons. Invading Iraq has prevented that nation from continuing their nuclear program, but North Korea should not have been allowed to peacefully continue its atomic activities.

UPDATE: Donald Sensing speculates about Japan going nuclear very quickly in response.