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It is not that we should be afraid to act. Its not that we shouldn't be prepared to act. It is that there are better, more intelligent ways of going about it. Unilateral, preemptive strikes(IMO) actually decrease security by creating an atmosphere of aggression. Yes I believe North Korea is a threat, actually a much greater threat than Iraq was. However, we are currently working with the international community(China, Russia, Japan,S. Korea) in order to deal with this situation rather than stiking. There are numerous reasons for this - primarily the fact that they may indeed have WMDs and do have one of the largest standing armies in the world.
Kennedy once said "We should never negotiate out of fear, but we never should fear to negotiate." I hope the current administration is learning that lesson .
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