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yournamehere · 10-10-2006, 04:31 PM

As others have mentioned, the scariest scenario is the one in which North Korea sells Al Qaeda a nuke for cash.

North Korea has been caught in the past counterfeiting US $100 bills and selling them by the truckload, in addition to being a player in the heroin trade. There is nothing they won't stoop to in order to make a buck. If it hurts the U.S. in the process, well - they consider it a twofer.

Military force is not an option - at the sighting of the first missile or airplane, North Korea can fire enough well-fortified artillery to completely obliterate Seoul within a few hours. Sure - we ( a U.N. coalition ) could eventually beat North Korea, but casualties could be in the millions.

Our best bet is to rethink our Cowboy Diplomacy and talk to them. If we can convince them to become a part of the world community, they will fear us less and lose their reason to feel the necessity to be a nuclear power.

It worked in South Africa. Of course, SA's leaders weren't insane megolomaniacs.

Something needs to be done soon, though, for two reasons:

1. They're like a bratty child, testing limits. They need to learn there are consequences for actions (and there needs to be consequences).
2. Iran is watching and learning - and we all know they're preparing their own power play.

10-10-2006, 04:31 PM	#76 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	As others have mentioned, the scariest scenario is the one in which North Korea sells Al Qaeda a nuke for cash. North Korea has been caught in the past counterfeiting US $100 bills and selling them by the truckload, in addition to being a player in the heroin trade. There is nothing they won't stoop to in order to make a buck. If it hurts the U.S. in the process, well - they consider it a twofer. Military force is not an option - at the sighting of the first missile or airplane, North Korea can fire enough well-fortified artillery to completely obliterate Seoul within a few hours. Sure - we ( a U.N. coalition ) could eventually beat North Korea, but casualties could be in the millions. Our best bet is to rethink our Cowboy Diplomacy and talk to them. If we can convince them to become a part of the world community, they will fear us less and lose their reason to feel the necessity to be a nuclear power. It worked in South Africa. Of course, SA's leaders weren't insane megolomaniacs. Something needs to be done soon, though, for two reasons: 1. They're like a bratty child, testing limits. They need to learn there are consequences for actions (and there needs to be consequences). 2. Iran is watching and learning - and we all know they're preparing their own power play. __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.