Bush Cluelessness in extremis

[MrScorpio]

I don't know if this was posted before. Apologies if it has, but this exchange between His Shrubbitude and CNN's Suzanne Malveaux is riveting:

(Originally posted on 07/10/06) An interesting exchange between CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Bush about North Korea.

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Q Mr. President, if I could follow up, you say diplomacy takes time –
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it does.

Q — but it was four years ago that you labeled North Korea a member of the "axis of evil." And since then it’s increased its nuclear arsenal, it’s abandoned six-party talks and now these missile launches –

THE PRESIDENT: Let me ask you a question. It’s increased it’s — that’s an interesting statement: "North Korea has increased its nuclear arsenal." Can you verify that?

Q Well, intelligence sources say — if you can — if you’d like to dispute that, that’s fine.

THE PRESIDENT: No, I’m not going to dispute, I’m just curious.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/10/cnns-malveaux-on-north-korea-with-bush/

I wonder if he still sticks to that argument that his strategy is "sucessful"?

[BuyingThyme]

1. I remember that. I guess simple TV people understand Korea

better than the Decider.

[Phredicles]

2. Dear Herr Decider: NKorea now evidently has enough nucular

devices to test some.

Was this so in 1999?