And There's More! A Deal That Hard-Liners Hate: U.S. Edition Edition

Administration hard-liners appear to have been unable to thwart diplomacy. Former officials close to Vice President Dick Cheney, who asked not to be identified characterizing his views, suggest he does not like the deal but believes there are enough get-out clauses to ensure either that Pyongyang complies or the whole bargain collapses. Cheney had long influenced North Korea policy through powerful bureaucratic allies who battled what they viewed as State Department appeasers.