IF the US invaded North Korea it would be one of the most morally justifiable wars since WWII. North Korea is a Cold War leftover that everyone forgot about when we were rejoicing over eastern Europe's newfound freedom. Their economy turned to shit after the USSR kicked the bucket and it's been a hellhole ever since. People not in the military or government are treated like dirt, and Kim Jong-il (as well as his father Kim Il-sung) are worshiped as gods in their goofy state ideology which has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.
Even if he has got more Nukes I doubt he could get them any place close to any other country but South Korea... If I lived in South Korea I would be worried... If he lauches a missle we could knock it out of the sky...
There are still
serious doubts about the missile defense system as it has failed
again and
again and
again and
again, although there have been some
successes. Nonetheless, the odds are against an interceptor stopping a missile and I wouldn't want to depend on them for our safety.
EDIT:
According to Wikipedia the North Koreans can reach south Korea, Japan, china, and parts of Russia. Hardly a limited threat considering the massive amount of people within that range.
Right if the Korea's did detonate a Nuke... I mean they could have just piled Seven Shades of anti Air Craft Rockets in there, in a compacted area and detonate that... say its a Nuke just to make the USA stand back and take notice...
You know there is a difference between a nuclear and non-nuclear explosion, right?
I think its a Bluff... IF the rest of the world said fine we will leave him alone amnd Korea... lets foget it exsists... then what will Korea do... Nothing... Why would it... If they did launch a Nuke and worst case sinario the launch say 5 at te same time at 5 of the largest states... say 3 hit... It will kill many... But then with in a Day the UN will sign some papers and Korea would disapear... Korea aint that stupid... They have Nukes for self defence... as a detrent... Nothing more...
So we should just let them do whatever they want? I can't imagine what is most definitely one of the worst countries in the world with one of the largest armies in the world being allowed to do what it likes when it borders the economic powerhouse South Korea. They already have artillery aimed at Seoul and if war broke out hundreds off thousands would die in that city alone. They have also dug tunnels under the DMZ several times and there might be more we haven't found. Suprise attack, anyone? A country that is
ethnically cleansing and
starving its population to death is intolerable. I hate to compare them to Nazis, but fuck, they even have
concentration camps.
But America also funds most of the armies fighting each other by giving arms...
1) We haven't supplied arms to rebels in third world countries since Iran-Contra and the death of the USSR, at which point we were able to end the countless proxy wars we had been running around the globe. Of course when that happened countries which were depending on us have crumbled, such as Somalia.
2) I don't understand why we would give weapons to two opposing forces. We only supplied arms to people we wanted to
win.
3) Perhaps you have us mixed up with the
Chinese?
This is extreemly similar to how WWII began. Even the debate itself is similar.
No it isn't.
World War 3 is going to happen, but your all going to be thrown for a loop when it happens. I think it's going to be more of a "You shot a nuke at innocents, now you must pay" type of war, where generally all the civil countries will create an alliance war against any resisting countries that refuse to join the alliance and the terrorist country that shot off the nuke, most likely being N. Korea, China, or a crazy middle eastern country.
That is so silly I don't even know where to begin. The US will never use a nuke on a civilian population because the public response would be quick and violent. We were able to get away with in in WWII because nobody really knew much about it and just thought of it as a "really big bomb". Since then people have learned much more about nuclear weapons and if we used nukes first even under extraordinary circumstances (such as using a low-yield weapon against a heavy military concentration in a sparsely populated area) history would not look upon us kindly, and the political implications would be profound, and the question of when it is okay to use nuclear weapons would no longer be "never" in many circles which haven't been connected to the military. However, nuclear weapons have remained a viable option for military strategists and anyone who disagrees has their head in the clouds.
Not saying America is the worst Country in the world... (Most Dangerous, but the best place to make some thing of your self, land of oppertunity, but a cost of your own personal safety... is it worth living there...
Are you serious? America is one of the safest countries in the world and if you don't think so go to Rio de Janeiro or Caracas or Bogota or Kabul or Baghdad or Jerusalem or anywhere in Africa, especially Mogadishu, Darfur, and the Congo.
I guess America has good and Bad area's, but even still Living in a street knowing that 6 in every 10 house-holds has a fire arm is not my idea of safe)
That's bullshit.
America is supposed to be a Modern country, but its untimely death rateis as high as a third world country percentage wise... Most people I have heard in American in their life time will know some one that has been effected by a Gun related death... Close frined or a family member...
This is also bullshit. Give me some evidence.
But it wont, cuz its doesn't want the oil being burned up...
EDIT: I forgot to mention that Kim Jong-il is a
kidnapper.
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