What to do about North Korea...?

by "Morgans" Jul 6, 2006 at 10:12 AM


"Neil Gould" wrote

As I see it, it's a good thing NK doesn't have any oil.

And with this statement, it shows how little you truly understand the
whole
issue.

Amazing. Truly amazing



This whole discussion is a bunch of horse-****. The NKs missles pose no
threat to the US. The FARs PROHIBIT these things from flying in our
airspace.

No need for drastic action, like having Boyer "take on" the NKs....

("Skylune" wrote)
This whole discussion is a bunch of horse-****. The NKs missles pose no
threat to the US. The FARs PROHIBIT these things from flying in our
airspace.


I think they're ok above FL600, so long as they remain clear of clouds,
since Class E is "controlled" airspace.


Montblack

Neil Gould wrote:

A question to anyone in this discussion: if *you* were the leader of North
Korea, having US troops on your southern border for the last 50+ years;
with the leader of the US calling you one of the "Axis of Evil"; and
having invaded and destroyed a sovereign nation (also on the "Axis of
Evil" list, btw) on the most obviously bogus of pretenses, how would *you*
respond to protect your population? As I see it, it's a good thing NK
doesn't have any oil.

Bogus in your mind, maybe. I don't agree with the decision to invade
Iraq, but I DO believe they had WMD and were trying to make more. I
think there was some reason to invade, but I'm not sure how urgent
things were. I will, however, give Bush and company the benefit of the
doubt in that they may have known things that can't be made public.

As to your NK question, I certainly wouldn't respond by trying to bait
the US into a conflict? If that is what they are really worried about,
why all of the provocation? They aren't worried at all about invading
us. They need financial help and are trying to become a big enough pain
that we'll pay them off. This might have happened with Clinton in
office, but isn't likely with Bush.


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

They need financial help and are trying to become a big enough pain
that we'll pay them off.



This is crucial since military spending is about 150% of GDP.

Matt,

but I DO believe they had WMD


Hardly a matter of belief. There are none. Period.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Matt,


but I DO believe they had WMD



Hardly a matter of belief. There are none. Period.

Bull. Moving them to Iran or elsewhere wouldn't have been hard nor is
burying them in the desert where it might take decades to find them if
they are ever found.


Matt

Matt,

Moving them to Iran


Bruhaha. Saddam moving his WMD to Iran. Yeah, right. You have world
politics down pat, no doubt.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)