The Bush administration has consistently refused to talk directly to the North, insisting the issue is a regional concern and seeking to enlist other countries. (read the article)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061018/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear
Doesn't Bush and his party claim that they are tough on terrorism? At this point in time, isn't King Jong the most dangerous terrorist, waving nuclear weapons in our face?
I don't ever want to hear again how tough on Terrorism the republicans are. They are still touting a psuedo cause as justification for the war in Iraq, when NK is testing long range missles and nuclear bombs. The reason we are not doing anything about NK is because the US is broke and our military is strapped.
What's your take on why US is not interested in the North Korea issue?
2006-10-17 16:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Do you really think it is wise to let China handle this? China my be our ally, but don't forget they they have ALWAYS been NKorea's Ally, and as recently as 2006 have loaned BILLONS of dollars to NK. (Guess what the NK invested in)
IHow does the saying go? Make new friends, but keep the old, the new ones are silver but the old ones are gold. Think about that.
2006-10-18 09:01:00 · update #1
As far as the US talking to NK-I agree, it's like trying to talk to a screaming child. And I agree that it should be handled diplomatically - if it's possible. My point is that if military action is needed, whether you believe it or not, Our military IS strapped, and we already have a huge deficit that our great-grandchildren will be paying. Because of the Iraqi War, we are ill equipped to deal with serious threats such as North Korea.
2006-10-18 09:06:56 · update #2
bush thinks that dragging 6 other nations into the discussions will put pressure on north korea! bush should open a history book and see what happened to nazi germany when hitler fought a 2 front war.
afganastan
iraq
iran?
north korea?
2006-10-17 17:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe he actually learned a lesson from the Iraq debacle. He understands, now, that diplomacy is the answer. It has nothing to do with being broke. Our government can make interest payments forever on the loans we take out. It does have to do with the fact that two of North Korea's neighbors are not two of our closest allies; Russia and China. It is in everyone's best interest to have these two nations on our side of whatever may happen in the region. The way things are going so far, it appears that this is happening.
2006-10-18 00:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To sit down and talk to that Phycho would mean:
1) Giving him whatever he wants in exchange for a small amount of time, before he decides he wants more and then does this whole thing again.
2.) Rewarding his toddler like behavior by throwing him chocolate.
Going to war with N Korea on the other hand, is essentially going to war with China and Russia as well, because like we are with England, they are allies with N Korea.
Trust me the US is interested in N Korea, we are just being smart about how it gets done.
2006-10-18 00:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by nicole 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The answer is China. We are letting China handle this one. For one, we realize any crisis with N Korea goes through China, and only China. For another thing, how do you talk to a dictator who sacrifices and starves his own people to continue building his military toys? Let's discuss.
2006-10-18 00:01:29 · answer #4 · answered by baseballandbbq 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to get off of the compurter and go watch some news..
2006-10-17 23:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by itsallover 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋