Korea defies the US - no military reaction - maybe it can't?

Question

Is the US spread so thin with natural disasters costing billions an out of control debt and a foriegn war that has isolated the US from many key countires finnaly taking it's toll?

Do the Korean's know that the US is to thinly spread to be an effective force anymore? Will this lead to more aggressive moves by Iran? Is Iran in leaguge with Korea to test the rsolve of a troubled Bush with no more money in the bank?

How many multiple billions did Sadam Hussain cost the US and how much is the ocupation force costing? We hear that civil war is a possibility in Iraq - Russian reports say the US is looseing control of the area and now international defiance to the US is abound - Is the USA a spent force?

Answer 1

Let's review:

Iraq -- no real army or weapons, weakened by war and sanctions

North Korea -- has nukes, will use nukes, has said it doesn't care what the world thinks.

U.S.A. -- Easy to attack weak country with weak excuse, much harder to attack country that can actually fight back.

Answer 2

Well, 'osama', I see it like this: I think that people that root against america don't appreciate what they've got. You can get your hate on for america all day long, and at the end of the day, america's still a pretty good country. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be 2000 people a day trying to get in. I assume you're FROM america, but don't appreciate having had 3 meals a day, safe passage from one place to another, all those other things we've taken for granted all these years, frankly because we've never really looked at how the Other Half lives(and dies)
North Korea's a 2-bit, used-up, mostly frozen wasteland run by a complete jackass. Why don't you move there, and live in glory with the Chairman? Good luck with that! LOL

Answer 3

We could turn the whole planet into a sheet of glass ten times over, and everyone knows it. We're far from spent, it's just harder (and takes longer) to conduct war the "nice" way. North Korea is no more threat to us than an ant is to a mountain. They do make Japan *very* nervous, however, and when our friends get nervous, we get mad.

Answer 4

I hope we do go to War with North Korea even though the idea of that may be difficult due to popular opinions on War.

Answer 5

Give it time. It takes a while to fuel our missles right??

Answer 6

you really like answering your own questions, don't you? you're not looking for an answer, so don't ask a question.