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Old 07-03-2006, 08:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tecoyah
Excellent point (Damn You...heh), so did we Make this happen by mere threat in the Media?....or is this todays Diplomacy?
the DPRKs stance can't truly be described as "porcupine" if they fuel the taepodong II missile currently sitting on a launch pad with kim jong-il's finger on the button. an ICBM capable of nuclear armament in the DPRK's hands is not necessarily a purely defensive measure.

saddam was ruthless, ahmadinejad is a zealot, but i'm far more wary of kim jong'il... he (in all seriousness) seems like he could be insane. at least the chances of mental-imbalance are probable enough to cause concern when coupled with the bomb.
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