Do you believe we should declare war on North Korea?

Question

I'm wondering what the heck is Bush waiting for??? I belive the most important issue in the the war in iraq was the liberation of an opressed people. If Bush wants to show people that people are more important than oil or rumered weapons, he should show some interest in north korea. Do we always have to wait until countries become formabale oponants before we help the people who live in them? Maybe Bush doesnt want to get into wars with three countries before one of them ends. opinions?

Answer 1

Technically, we're still at war with North Korea.

Answer 2

North Korea just flinched in the stand off. They originally wanted to negotiate with just the US, now they are talking about six way talks. This is a big step in the right direction.

We have to be carefully in how we handle North Korea because of China's interests there and if we just conker the north the flood of people into the south would kill South Korea's economy.

There is to much at stake to just kick there teeth in. But if the need should arises, we have plenty to hi them with and they are an established army. Conventional war fair would work nicely, unlike what is going on in Iraq.

Answer 3

you must be a genocidal maniac ,this war was planned long ago and the idea is to spark of a nuclear war ,Korea does one and America responds with 10 times as much ,billions of people will be killed in the process ,probably including you.
in 1998 Kissinger stated that the Bilderberg group ,the people who control America and the Presidents wanted to reduce the world population by 60%,try to think what that means ,one thing is certain The bushes ,Bilderberg group and the Round table are not in the least concerned what happens to their own(American)people ,so dont celebrate to soon .just be patient and you will see enough blood to satisfy the thirstiest group of vampires
and iuf you think that the Presidents are running the country ,try to explain why 34 of them are genetically related ,all to the same ancestors ,namely charles the great and but everybody outside America knows that

oil and liberating people have nothing to do with what is going on,that is a smoke screen and propaganda to confuse the gullable people
it is and always has been for global control
check out David Icke on www.infowars

Answer 4

South Korea is still technically at war with North Korea.

No - we should not declare war. The answer is complex but lets look at it this way. We have nearly 150,000 of our best troops in Iraq and we can barely keep up against an army that was rag-tag at best. (even at its height under Saddam). North Korea has hundreds and thousands of conventional weapons aimed at Seoul. Think of it - the distance between Seoul and the parallel into North Korea is like the distance between Oakland and San Francisco. In a matter of hours, hundreds of thousands of North Koreans with nothing to lose could easily overtake the capital city of Soul.

If we were to declare war, we risk war with China as well. We will also have a prolonged war with a country that again, has nothing to lose. The best bet is for sanctions and pressure against trading with North Korea. We can hold out until Kim Jung IL dies or is deposed (like waiting for Castro to kick the bucket). We could probably win a war, but our losses would make our losses in Vietnam look like a day in Oakland.

Answer 5

We already went to war with North Korea. Chinese troops joined them when MacArthur started winning and pushed us back. As we've discovered time and time again, it's very hard to fight a war for somebody else against an enemy in their homeland. The people are not much help in freeing themselves.

If there is a country we should take action against, it would be Burma. The situation is as bad there as in Sudan, and has been for much longer. At least there we would have the strong support of the resistance groups and pro-democracy activists. But again, China, Burma's closest ally, would be a major problem. Seriously that Communist government is a major pain in world politics when it comes time to try to discipline the errant.

Answer 6

that would be a stupid move.

if we wait and manipulate we can collapse North Korea from within.

all the more reason that thousands of short range mortars and missiles are aimed at Seoul, South Korea's capital. A declaration of war even without nukes will result in Hundreds of thousands of deaths in the first few days.

Answer 7

We don't have enough troops to wage another war. Bush has us stuck in an impossible situation in Iraq and refuses to pull out. We are spending a billion $'s a week on this war. Just imagine how much good we could do with that money.

Answer 8

It would be dumb to get into different wars in so many parts of the world (fronts) at the same time. History has shown that it DOES NOT end well.

No, I do not believe we should untill we have exausted all options for diplomacy and have acessed the true level of threat that they pose.

Declaring a war just because you can is geopolitical suicide.

Answer 9

I certainly don't think we should wait for failed UN resolutions for 13 years, but it is not that simple.

First, we would be spreading our military too thin. More importantly, we have to deal with china about it as well. If we get the support from china, which is unlikely, I believe we would go in immediately.

Answer 10

If we declare war on North Korea, they will wipe out South Korea who is our Ally. We wont do it.