Even if N Korea is a bigger problem for the world peace, what does it have to do with USA? How about South Koreans taking care of it. They actually protested a lot lately against US troops on their soil. So why won't they take care of their northern brethren. How about France, they want to play a major role on international scene. This time instead of critisizing whatever it is USA is doing, let them take the initiative. I am quite sure they can resolve the crisis by negotiating North Koreans to death. And if it does not work, they can always send their army of three musketeers to fight on S.Korea side. S. Koreans do not like USA troops, maybe they'll like fried french. If three musketeers are not enough, msfe can always organize a dozen of swiss guards to participate in fighting. The guys must be feeling rusty, the last time they were in a battle was when... 500 years ago, right? If this does not work France can always resort to its national tradition and surrender to the enemy. That will do it. Already starving N. Korea will collapse under its own weight scrambling to find enough cheese and frogs to feed the french. Belgium can help too. They want to sue Sharon, I am sure they might as well file a lawsuit agains Kim Jong Il. I am sure this could work, disgraced Kim will surrender to belgium police and spend the rest of his life in belgium jail. Seriously though, I am sick and tired of this attitude. The whole world protests against USA, does not want USA to be world's policeman yet we are expected to participate in a nuclear confrontation with a crazy country which does not have anything to do with our national interests. Let's teach them a lesson. Let's pull our military in S. Korea out of the harm's way, protect Japan, our only true ally in the region and let the rest of the world handle the N.Korean crisis by themselves.
This is not good, it seems they have a lot to do with us... NK Missile Warhead Found in Alaska By Ryu Jin Staff Reporter The warhead of a long-range missile test-fired by North Korea was found in the U.S. state of Alaska, a report to the National Assembly revealed yesterday. ``According to a U.S. document, the last piece of a missile warhead fired by North Korea was found in Alaska,¡¯¡¯ former Japanese foreign minister Taro Nakayama was quoted as saying in the report. ``Washington, as well as Tokyo, has so far underrated Pyongyang¡¯s missile capabilities.¡¯¡¯ 03-04-2003 17:27 http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200303/kt2003030417272311970.htm This is a big deal. They have capability of producing additional nukes. Intelligence claims they have 3-4 already. And now they have demonstrated they can reach the homeland. This needs some serious attention. It sure does place pressure on the diplomatic/military maneuvering. I have not heard anything on main TV media yet. Josh
Look at the guy in the picture on the extreme left ( in the suit and tie )..... er... ....is it just me or is he checking out Kim's butt? You think he fancies a roll in the hay with Dear Leader?
What do you guys think of this theory regarding China's role in Korea? I think this guy has a valid point. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...03,0,6632932.story?coll=orl-opinion-headlines
As far as mainland is concerned they can only reach Hollywood so it is really not a big deal. Hollywood is anti-war anyways, they will get what they bargain for. (This was a joke of course). On a serious note, N.Korea can easily reach S. Korea, China, Japan, Russia a bunch of other countries before it can reach USA. If they are all not worried and want our troops out of the region, why should we stay and make it all our problem. Let's oblige, pull our troops out and forget all about it. Why should we protect them, they will never thank us, just like Europe did not. The likelihood of N. Korean nukes reaching USA is only theoretical, the chances of them actually daring to attack America are even less. They know full well that will be the end of N. Korea as we know it and the territory will not be inhabitable for the next 1000 years either. They are crazy, not stupid. Their mentality is different from that of Arab suicide bombers and they do not believe in 70+virgins post-mortem, they do not want to be wiped out and the chances of them nuking USA are almost none. Especially if we pull the troops - that will deprive them of any reason to do it. I do agree with you, it is a big problem, I just do not think it should be our problem. They do not want America to be the world's policeman, so let's reverse the roles. Let the world try to sort it out without us for a change and we'll step back, do nothing and critisize.
Stuart Taylor has just published a piece on exactly this topic. http://nationaljournal.com/taylor.htm How Free-Riding French, Germans Risk Nuclear Anarchy By Stuart Taylor Jr., National Journal © National Journal Group Inc. Monday, March 3, 2003 EXCERPTS:
KymarFye: `The superficially clever Chirac and Schroeder are not wise leaders. They are fools.´ but they are democratically elected `fools´ - contrary to other `wise [dear] leaders´ `But wise leadership is about seeing one's national interest in the long term, and educating public opinion instead of pandering to it.´ LESSONS OF THE GULF WAR Every war supplies us with lessons we must learn. There were the lessons of Munich and the lessons of Vietnam. It is not too early for us to learn the lessons of the Gulf War, lest we lose the peace. l. War is Wonderful. We have learned at last that war is glorious, war is wonderful. As they said about the Spanish-American war, this was a "splendid little war." Our war effort from now on can be so high-tech that no American need die in one ever again. Three times as many American soldiers died in accidents in the Gulf before the war began than during the actual fighting. Deaths among enemy soldiers and civilians are solely the fault of the Evil Enemy. From now on, the only opponents of an American war will be traitors, yellow-bellies, Commies, neo-Nazis, and anti-Semites. War is also a great unifier. Petty domestic problems, such as taxes, deficits, banking crises are forgotten in the great uplifting current that brings back to America a sense of unity, of belonging, of common national purpose. Those who grumble at that unity are traitors and yellow-bellies. http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/ir/Ch26.html
Great minds think alike. But I came up with it two weeks earlier then Stuart Taylor. And it does not even have to go as far as the article describes. After the first serious problem, like a nuclear confrontation between Koreas or Iraq and Iran reshaping the map, or another Miloshevic in their backyard whom they cannot handle, they will all be back begging America to get involved. We'll probably be able to charge them for our military assistance then.