Bush seeks to tamp down revolt on North Korea dealBy Steve Holland
ReutersReuters
Feb 15, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House tried to convince conservatives,
including a top aide, on Thursday that a breakthrough deal with North Korea would not free
Pyongyang from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism anytime soon.
-snip-The agreement has its skeptics in the United States because Pyongyang does not have to
immediately dismantle its nuclear program and surrender the atomic weapons it already
possesses.
Some conservatives have complained about a section of the agreement between North Korea
and five negotiating partners, the United States, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea, that
says the United States will begin the process of removing North Korea from the list of
states Washington believes are sponsoring terrorism.
Among those questioning the deal was Elliott Abrams, the top Middle East expert at the
National Security Council, who The Washington Post said fired off e-mails to Asia experts
in the Council asking questions about the agreement.
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