Clinton failed with his agreement with N. Korea...now they have a nuke thanks to our tax paying dollars that was suppose to be spent on aid and food... talking doesn't work...has iran changed? what made Libya change its mind...
2006-10-18 15:38:32 · 18 answers · asked by turntable 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Libya didn't want to get caught up with the "war on terror"...they played this game with us back in the 80's...and lost. It seems that Khaddafi (sp) found much needed "wisdom" after he saw what was going to happen to Saddam Hussein.
North Korea isn't a terrorist organization. They are a communist government run by a madman dictator that has nothing to lose. It is RUMORED they have funnelled WMD technology to and from terrorist networks, but we have not confirmed this as of yet. You're right, you don't negotiate with this madman...but back in the mid nineties, we thought that negotiating was the only way to get Kim to NOT develop nukes...turns out that when George Bush labeled NK as a part of the "axis of evil"..the Dear Leader Pygmy lost his bargaining chip...and the only way to drive us BACK to the table for one on one talks is to test nukes (much to the chagrin of China, South Korea and especially Japan).
Liberals weren't the problem (neither are conservatives)....this mess with NK has been going on since the cease fire was signed back in the mid fifties....and yes, both Korea's and us arestill in a state of war with the Communist North. We need to be tough with them....otherwise Kim Jong IL may get desperate and actually do something stupid...like invade...
Don't get all political here...it's not the Dems fault (nor is it the Republican's fault...like I mentioned above we inherited a rather OLD problem that never got fixed since 1953 and they still pose a major threat...a threat that NEEDS to be dealt with in a bipartisan manner.
Just my opinion though.....
2006-10-18 15:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You would think after we got attacked on our own soil and American lives were lost. So much for that idea. There was enough nuclear material for N.Korea to make 13 bombs when Clinton was in office, now they have enough to make 17, and all you hear from the democrats is how Bush is a failure because they have more nuclear material now than they did 6 years ago. What about the first 13? According to my math they have gained enough material to make 4 bombs since Bush has taken office, that's a lot less than 13. Everybody wants to blame Bush for the war in Iraq, it was congress who voted for it. Didn't John Kerry himself vote to send troops to Iraq? What am I not getting? Did they not all have the same intelligence estimates?
2006-10-18 22:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by razorbacks_rule 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry but I disagree with you. NK got materials to build its nukes from China, Russia, and Iraq. While we were waging a war on Iraq for no good reason, we should have been negotiating or invading NK.
As for the negotiations, NK nor any other nation regards this administration with being trustworthy and being diplomatic. It won't happen until Bush gets out of office. Hopefully he won't have started WWIII by then.
2006-10-19 10:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is "pre-emptive war", or war in general, not the ultimate form of terror????
After all, the USA is the only country to use nuclear devices, and on civilians.
If you recall, we dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and we killed 150,000 people in the ultimate act of terror.
Yet, we consider ourselves justified in having done this, because we had no choice.
Perhaps the terrorists feel that they have no choice.
One countries rebels are another's "freedom fighters".
So it's all about perspective.
Try to see things from a different perspective and stop regurgitating what has been spoon fed to you.
2006-10-18 22:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by Jim Z 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok, keep bombing the world. There are many countries to go. There were no nukes under Clinton. Only under Bushie who doesn't have the brains to negotiate properly or effectively. Every day counts when you're president and there's not much time to take naps and ride bicycles in the woods with a boyfriend.
2006-10-18 22:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by Reba K 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
it all depends on the way the parties negotiate. Bin Laden has being the most wanted for decades, but uptill tomorrow, nothing can be done about him. may be negotiating with him will help.
2006-10-18 22:48:43 · answer #6 · answered by za boy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get it, but I'm not an elected official. But, let's not forget Iran and the 80's if we are talking about past presidential mistakes.
2006-10-18 22:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by Salem 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your moron, N. Korea honored the agreement untill Bush invaded Iraq. We traded oil for no nuke power. We don`t send hard cash.
2006-10-18 22:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
uh... first off... Republicans are sitting on their *ss in the Iran and Korea situation and Bush has said OVER AND OVER AGAIN that we should WORK THROUGH THE U.N. with these nations... that sounds like NEGOTIATIONS... so stop blaming us for what Bush is doing...
so what do you propose? an armed assault... oh wait our troops are IN IRAQ AND THEY AREN'T LEAVING FOR LIKE FOUR YEARS... that was a GENIUS MOVE...
why don't we actually attack the TERRORISTS...like Osama... you guys NEVER MENTION HIM ANYMORE... he's killed about 5,000 MORE AMERICANS THAN IRAN OR N. KOREA EVER HAS...
I guess you're just waiting for him to attack again?
2006-10-18 22:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
You're right.. we tried talking to them after 9/11. Oh no wait.. I guess we didn't.
But surely america has learned that what WORKS is brute strength and occupations of innocent countries!
Oh no wait.. that doesn't work at all.
Well at least Bush's decisive action caught Bin Laden and took down Al Qeda!!!
Oh no wait.. that didn't happen either.
Well at least the Iraqis are living happy and peaceful lives and are a model of democracy to the middle east!
Oh no wait... that didn't happen either.
You're right.. Iran hasn't changed! Same peaceful country that hasnt invaded another nation for over 200 years.
hmm.. when will YOU learn to stop backing idiotic policies? Hack.
Zieg Heil, Semper Fi, whatever
2006-10-18 22:39:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋