What did you want Clinton to do? Pushing it off for 25 years is pretty good. You want him to permanently remove it from the table? How is he supposed to do that?
Commit to a rules-based international order where disputes are resolved without the use or threat of force while simultaneously pursuing global nuclear disarmament.
But if he did that, they'd call him a "pussy" and he wouldn't be re-elected. Not to mention, it's much more difficult and complex than just "getting your missile out for the ladies."
It's hard to ignore that this type of short-termism is the typical "borrowing from the future" philosophy that got us to where we are with climate change, nuclear proliferation, financial collapse, and the breakdown of the global order.
Edit: in a way discussing this is probably academic, since we will either change the way we approach these problems, or there won't be any "we" left to do anything at all. Here's Tom with the weather :)
