The U.K and U.S.A invaded Iraq because of the possibility of W.O.M.D but haven't invaded North Korea,WHY?

Answer 1

Hey don't blame the UK - it was just our stupid leader following the USA's stupid leader. Besides, if you look for WMDs in a country that actually has them, you might get hurt. Easier to stick to ones with oil.

Answer 2

Because the Chinese Red army is sitting on the border of North Korea and will not sit idly by and let the US do as it pleases in China's back yard.

They did swarm over the border during the Korean war and stopped the United Nations (mainly US) army dead in its tracks. The US generals at the time where desperately pleading to be allowed to use Nuclear weapons.

Oh and China has ICBMs now and North Korea has no oil

Answer 3

2 Reasons, first North Korea isn't going to anything without Chinas backing, they need Chinas money. And China won't risk their growing economy over a war. They may be Communist, but unlike Russia during the cold war they have very little need to spread their ideology across the globe.

2nd, taking China out of the picture, North Korea isn't really a threat directly, they have no ability at this time to attack US soil. While Iraq doesn't itself have the same capabilities to attack the US. Iraw can easily give those weapons to terrorists to use here. Now it turns out there were no WMDs, but if there were it would just have been a matter of time before some terrorist got his hands on some.

Lets stop using the damn oil excuse, We get more oil from Canada and any other country in the world, and 50% of our old comes from the western hemisphere and Iraq is in the eastern hemisphere.

Answer 4

Hi,
There seems to be a "list of things to do"
When it comes to invasive USA policies..
"Where next, guys ?"
I hear that Somalia just had a few hits.
Perhaps, he put cynicaly, we Brits remain friendly, so that we do not suffer American aggression..
As for North Korea, they are stretched to thier military limits, and it would only end up as another Vietnam. Disastrous.
It is only because at last, apart from Pearl Harbour, and 'planes into New York. the precept was being immune as a continent. Not so ! Sorry, my cousins in the USA, but us Brits generally consider your governments' actions to be daft.
Why not attack the Isle of Wight ? There is a dodgy ice-cream vendor ?
Hey Ho.
Bob

Answer 5

All in good time.

Prior to Iraq and Afghanistan, the majority of the military had no, or very little, combat experience. We started from the bottom and we're working our way up. Now the whole military is seasoned combat veterans and ready to take on a bigger P.O.S. suck as NK.
Its only a matter of time before its N. Korea's turn.

Answer 6

We're already fighting 3 wars at the moment (Iraq, Afghanistan and parts of Africa)! We are stretched dangerously thin as it is, and before you say it, we can't just "pull out" of any of them overnight. It's just not possible to ever instantly withdraw military forces from a country.

I for one don't want us to start another conflict at the opposite side of the Earth unless we finalise at least two of the other conflicts we are engaged in (Not by withdrawing, but by winning, as otherwise we leave a lot of mess for despots and dictators to build on.).

Answer 7

Possibly the UN is having some sort of effect on Bush's decision this time...we scred up so badly in Iraq that the uN and other countries are less likely to back us on a second war.

Answer 8

There's no oil in North Korea and also, because of the ongoing war in Iraq, we dont have the resourses (finance or armed troops) to pick a fight with anyone else

Answer 9

some people say because Iraq is a Muslim country north Korea is not. So, it maybe truth because they are now in Somalia.

Answer 10

Because North Korea DOES actually have WMD.

Answer 11

North Korea is pretty well contained, and really do nothing without China's OK