Trust but varify

With the news of the chemical attack on civilians in Syria, I am reminded of how Secretary of State John Kerry celebrated when Syrian President Assad agreed to get rid of all of his chemical weapons. Go back to 1994 when former President Carter went to North Korea and negotiated a deal to stop their bomb program. For a commitment by the then leader of North Korea to stop his nuke program he received two nuke reactors and 5 billion in aid. Carter got the Nobel Peace prize for his efforts and he was praised by then President Clinton. It’s Chamberlin in Munich all over again. People like Hitler, Kim Jung-un and Bashar al-Assad cannot be trusted unless you follow the Reagan doctrine of trust but verify.