| #3 An interview with John Bolton is always refreshing. He talks so clearly. I disagree with him on NK, though. It's unlikely that NK in any of it's anguish can reach out much further than it's neioghbors - SK, Japan, Russia, and the big one, China. It's unlikely that it can deliver death and destruction to us, for example. Self interest forces it's neighbors to take decisive against them, if need be. China and Russia would love it if NK found a way to zap us, of course, but the likelyhood that would happen is small. Personally, I think that Pakistan is the biggest worry and will continue to be in the next few years. Talk about a dragon with lots of heads! That baby has lots of heads and lots of butts and it's hard to tell the difference. So, when you addres one of these head/butts you can't be sure whether fire or personal wastes will come back at you. What makes it so unpredictibly dangerous is they have the capacity to form alliances with so many of their neighbors against others. Iran will continue to be a diplomatic headache, but, like Russia and Venezuela are broke. Dangerous, but no longer fully armed to act out their ambitions. God! I wish that there was a way to have Bolton in there helping us steer through the diplomatic and military issues over the next few years. Don't think there is any way that will happen, though. |