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2009-05-27 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by ryuge 2009-05-27 06:47|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure the Japanese with nukes would make everything in East Asia more stable.

Our inaction is leading the world to war.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-05-27 09:12|| 2009-05-27 09:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The bigger issue here is what to do when every country has nuclear arms. Nukes are like dope to petty little tyrants everywhere. We can't stop dope so how can we permanently stop the flow of atomic weapons? Actually, I'm waiting for the courts to recognize my first amendment right to have and to hold thermonuclear devices for my personal protection from the government. My point is that this is a pandora that has been out of it's box for awhile now and no clear policy seems forthcoming on how to live with that.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-05-27 10:23|| 2009-05-27 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 We'd piss off every Asian nation who still remembers WW2 and this would be a headache I feel giving it to Japan.

I think South Korea is the one who really should have them and should have them now to counter NK's more powerful nuke test this week.

Posted by Clomoling Black6393 2009-05-27 10:29|| 2009-05-27 10:29|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree- the N. Koreans are likely never going to give up their nuclear weapons. But, I do not believe that Kim Jong Il will ever start a war. He is very strong at bellicose brinkmanship but keep in mind his primarily goal: to stay in power... All of these moves are meant to bolster his own support with his own military at a time when his country is a catastrophic failure....

We must, however, continue to engage the North Koreans regardless of their intransigence. The reason why? al Qaeda and the fact the North Koreans are just plain shady. They need cash- cold hard cash. I would not put it by them to sell a nuke to someone dangerous for big bucks... a nuke that could then find its way to the US.

Secondly, lets say the North Korean government fell today and the Kim dynasty comes to an end- this would not be good. Of course it would be great to see Kim Jong Il dead but the economic tidal wave that would consume the Korean peninsula would devastate the South Korean economy. When East Germany rejoined Germany, it was very difficult to deal with their stagnation and lack of infrastructure. Well... if E. Germany was bad off- North Korea literally has no infrastructure and laughably backwards.

The best we can hope for right now is stability. We engage only to ensure they dont sell or pass weapons on to other enemies. We minimize Kim by not letting him set the rules...

Frankly, we have bigger fish to fry in Pakistan to be dealing with this shit from Kim right now.

Posted by bgrebel 2009-05-27 11:55|| 2009-05-27 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 What I worry about is that Kimmie has said...I've only got 6 months to live.....fuggit, let's go all out.

Posted by Kofi Claitle6576 2009-05-27 12:00|| 2009-05-27 12:00|| Front Page Top

#6 What I worry about if Kimmie says..."I've only got 6 months to live.....fuggit, let's go all out."

Sorry, typo and grammer fix

Posted by Kofi Claitle6576 2009-05-27 12:01|| 2009-05-27 12:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Let China know that it can either completely disarm NK or look forward to nuclear tests from Japan, S. Korea and Taiwan in the next 6 months. Problem solved.

Posted by Iblis 2009-05-27 12:47|| 2009-05-27 12:47|| Front Page Top

#8 No, I think a harshly (well, not too harsh) worded memo form the UN Security Council should be all that is necessary.

Posted by Kelly 2009-05-27 14:09|| 2009-05-27 14:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Having the Japanese rearm and go nuclear should scare everyone, especially the Norks. The US has spent 64 years trying to manage things in Asia so that Japan does not rearm. If Kimmie pushes them over the edge, may God help him and us all.

Posted by whatadeal 2009-05-27 15:26|| 2009-05-27 15:26|| Front Page Top

#10 "What to Do About North Korea"

I've got a suggestion, but it would probably get me sink-trapped.... >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-27 15:30|| 2009-05-27 15:30|| Front Page Top

#11 Sorry, typo and grammer fix

ROFLMAO

Posted by KBK 2009-05-27 19:34|| 2009-05-27 19:34|| Front Page Top

#12 NK belligerence is directly linked to the lack of reaction to Iranian belligerence. In Iran they have an ally who sells them oil. Iran should be targeted first. And there is an outside chance that that could happen this Saturday.

Posted by Uloluns Scourge of the Bunions1692 2009-05-27 20:25|| 2009-05-27 20:25|| Front Page Top

#13 @#5 I agree, there may be merit to its simply happenind now because Kim realized his years are numbered, and being the megalomaniacal narcissist that he undoubtedly is, decides to take some souls with him shortly before buying the farm.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-05-27 20:34|| 2009-05-27 20:34|| Front Page Top

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