Oops.  Did someone leave out the part about “verification” when they signed the agreements at the 6-party talks?

In hindsight, it turned out to be an important point missed.  Or, more likely, it appears to have been optimistically glossed over with promises that it will be negotiated later.  It seems to have been a hasty decision made to help keep the negotiations moving forward.

That wiggle room left the North Koreans with a spin that the US didn’t hold up their end of the bargain.  The North Koreans angrily stating they will not allow a “house search” as in Iraq.

But, isn’t a house search part and parcel of a disarmament deal?  Accountability and verification needs to be part of the process.

There’s blame on the US side as well.  This deal was negotiated and signed, but when the hawks and conservatives thought the White House was giving away the farm, they reneged on their end of the deal.