Washington, D.C., Oct 17 (Reuters) - Resigning himself to his inability to do anything at all about North Korea's development and testing of their nuclear arsenal, Bush today announced an agreement to adopt Kim Jong-il away from his impoverished country.
Other nations, organizations, and interests were critical of Bush's plan, wondering how Jong-il will cope with leaving his North Korea world of luxury homes, private jets and personal harem and resettle at Bush's dusty Crawford ranch.
"What we're saying is, rather than taking this child overseas and caring for him in a totally alien environment, why not just support Kim in his own community?" said Defense Secretary Don 'Plutonium' Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defense, who was on the board of technology giant Asea Brown Bovery (ABB) when it won a deal to supply North Korea with two nuclear power plants in 2000.
China, who abandoned North Korea years ago, told reporters that they only intended to leave Jong-il in limbo for a short time. They did, however, welcome Bush's decision to adopt their favorite son.
"I think in his mind he thinks he's doing the right thing and putting his money where his mouth is," said a spokesman for the Chinese government. "But I think the cynicism is coming from the fact that this looks like a copycat of Madonna's adoption in Malawi and Bush seems to view the North Korean tyrant as the latest hot accessory," they said.
"Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan and Mia Farrow have done it too, drawing criticism of rich celebrities, western arrogance, and racism. But surely what counts most is the happiness of these two tyrants?" Britain's Guardian newspaper wrote in an editorial.
Sources say Bush tried, unsuccessfully, to adopt Saddam Hussein before the American president invaded and overthrew the sovereign nation but was rebuffed by Iraqi exiles who argued their own desire to use Saddam in their political theatre should take precedence over Bush's plans to exhibit the former dictator in the new 9-11 memorial.
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