Originally posted by: kage69
You seem to be under the impression this is new behavior from P'yongyang. Where have you been the last couple decades?
Tell me if you see NK on the news before the Iraq war.
For someone who pretends to be so educated on the topic, you sure have a 2D view on the situation. The US could wage some serious hurt on them solo if need be, but that wouldn't happen. South Korea, Japan, ever heard of them? What, no map inyour classroom?
Ha, this shows how much you know about the International politic in the Asia region. South Korea loves to reunite with NK, and sees America the threat for that unification. Japan, China, and Russia, they all know what NK is up to and there is nothing they love more then watching NK stick it to the US. They know NK is playing the US to get money and nothing else. Just look at the most recent talk in China, is Chinese in any hurry to get the NK back to negotiation table? Even after NK declared they are gonna build a nuclear bomb? Even NK is right next to them?
Sure US can put some serious hurt, but not with half of the arm forces deployed in Iraq.
Do I really need to answer that? The phrase is 'Armed Forces,' c'mon say it with me, ArmED ForceS... With a fully functional government yet to be installed, leaving now would turn the country into utter chaos. Oh yeah, and then there's finding that Saddam guy...
Yeah, like Iraq was a bigger threat then NK......do they have missile that can reach us? Do they have WMD? Why are we there in the first place? So you are saying we put half of our arm force to remove a nasty dictator and billions of our money to rebuild the nation, so we can spread freedom? How naive are you?
Hey Einstein, before trying to emulate a political or military analyst, what say we first grasp how to form a cohesive sentence? Following your rational is like trying to herd cats. North Korea wouldn't be having a problem if it didn't always act like the mentally disturbed bully on the corner who is saving up for an AK. No other country I can think of behaves like they do. Your selective reasoning says a great deal about your knowledge on the situation.
NK is doing that because they see this opportunity Bush created for them. America is vulnerable, so they try and see what they can get out of it. Simple as that. Blame the guy who made America vulnerable.
Yep, quite the scholarly diplomat I see. Now Bush has commited ALL the forces to Iraq? As the lone global megapower, the US has plenty of negotiation power. The addition of competent allies only adds to NK's shitting of bricks. Bush can't be blamed for NK defying the international community during another presidents tenure. Tell you what, try going without the services of the short bus before attempting to teach any classes, m'kay?
Not all troop but almost half. Considering the need to defend the homeland. Considering the need to put troops in other part of the world. And the political pressure at home against using force because of the crap we have to deal with in Iraq. We do not have the resources or the political backing to deal with a country who can actually fight.
And you are just dumb if you actually think China, South Korea, Japan or Russia is gonna send troop just because they don't want NK to have nuclear weapon. Oh and NK will definitely play so that those countries' interest are not hurt. NK knows the game they are playing, you are the one that doesn't know what's going on.
