Democrats vs Republican vs North Korea

All of the finger pointing between Democrats and Republicans over North Korea is, at least to me, a sign of hubris by both sides. Democrats will say, "There were no nuclear tests during the Clinton administration," while Republicans counter, "The failed policies of prior administrations set the stage for North Korea to develop these weapons." But not everything that happens in the world can be controlled by the US president. I don't think that North Korea cares whether there is a Democrat or a Republican in the White House when it comes to their desire to have nuclear weapons. I myself am a Democrat and I disagree with a lot of the Bush administration's foreign policy, but that doesn't mean that I hold Bush responsible for North Korea developing these weapons. Nor do I feel that it is Clinton's fault. It seems that there may have been no policy or sanction that could have made North Korea decide not to pursue nuclear weapons. Let's not assume that everything that happens in the world is to the fault or credit of the US president, democrat or republican.