What to do about North Korea...?

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)

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Matt,


Moving them to Iran



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

Yes, I know a little about "the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Matt

The cease fire just stopped the active fighting in Korea in
1953. A state of war still is the controlling legal
condition between South Korea, The United States and North
Korea.

North Korea has repeatedly sent troops and terror squads
across the DMZ. They have dug tunnels. Now they are
developing and firing missiles. These are all acts of war
under the terms of the cease fire accord.

We should advise N. Korea that the USA will resume active
war status and force compliance with the nearly 60 year old
cease fire. This will include air strikes on all of their
military bases, military production and warehouse facilities
and under ground bases.

--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P


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| Thomas Borchert wrote:
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| Bruhaha. Saddam moving his WMD to Iran. Yeah, right. You
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| Yes, I know a little about "the enemy of my enemy is my
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| Matt

Thomas Borchert wrote:
Matt,


Moving them to Iran



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


He moved his fighter planes there.

In article ,
Newps wrote:

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

He moved his fighter planes there.

He *tried* - many didn't make it - crashing without even being
shot at.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
Newps wrote:


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

He moved his fighter planes there.


He *tried* - many didn't make it - crashing without even being
shot at.


Yes, electronic "kills" save missiles.

Matt