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Originally posted by djtestudo
Oh my God, they might mutate some polar bears...
Seriously though, one of the things I think the Iraq takeover was supposed to do was show other nations we won't let them ignore us when it comes to our safety. Libya has already responded to that, and I think North Korea knows it could happen to them, too.
If I recall correctly, they have said recently they are willing to negotiate about their nuclear program, when before Iraq they refused to even consider it.
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I wouldn't be so flippant when discussing the possibility of a nuclear attack on Alaska. Last I heard there were millions of people living there.
The suspected involvement of Libya in a plot to assassinate members of the Saudi royal family kind of shoots the "intimidated into being a good neighbor" idea in the foot.
Anyway, the Bush administration has never seriously rattled any sabers in the direction of North Korea (other than the Axis of Evil speech). I seem to remember a quote during the build up to war in Iraq where an administration official was questioned about the threat of North Korea as compred to Iraq. The answer was that North Korea was a "diplomatic issue" rather than a military one. No one other than kooks has seriously considered invading North Korea, least of all our military leaders. The idea that the Iraq invasion has anything to do with their willingness to negotiate is not a legitimate one.