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  • #256
    Originally posted by Lincoln
    And if one party to the 'diplomacy' (the party with the bombs)
    Why the singular? Need I remind you that you have the bomb too? Just as China and Russia as well? Kim fears more from his neighbours than the US will ever fear from Kim. He's afraid, and that's the reason he developed the Bomb in the first place.
    If he hadn't, the Chinese could have "cleaned house" as soon as they would see fit. The Yanks would have avoided it though, since the whole North Korean artillery stands ready to level Seoul for decades.

    Kim should continue to be rather predictable as long as he doesn't feel (or want) his end near. That gives some time to find a solution: find a political agreement for the unification of Korea that strokes his ego, yet places the nukes out of his direct power; find a way to disable his nukes and stop his nuclear program; convince the Chinese to stop life-supporting his country, and open the gates to North Korean immigration; etc.
    Assassination is strongly to be avoided: NK is probably the country where the power is the most personalized in the world (at least, it's the only country I know of where the leader is worshipped that much), and you don't want chaos in a country that has nukes.

    But the Bush-like diplomacy of grand speeches against the "axis of evil", while appeasing Kim on the bargaining table, is sure to meet no results. If Bush wants results, it needs to change his way of doing things.
    "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
    "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
    "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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    • #257
      Ming!

      -=Vel=-
      (Staging a Mickey Mouse Protest Vote in hopes that next election we won't dredge the bottom of the shallow end of the gene pool for candidates)
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      • #258
        This won't be the first time I have voted for Mickey, and I highly doubt it will be the last time...
        Keep on Civin'
        RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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        • #259
          Not if the crop of total f*ckoffs we have running in THIS election year are any indication.

          What are the summers in Canada like?

          -=Vel=-
          The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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          • #260
            Cooler than in Texas, and with mossies. Not many blizzards, but it happens once in a while.
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            • #261
              Sign me up....we have morons running the show here.

              -=Vel=-
              The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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              • #262
                Ming:
                Why don't you vote for an actual third party candidate whose platform you support?

                Even if it seems wasted, it's not: for those third party candidates, every vote gives an incentive to continue, to voice their opinions further. This may not affect the big picture, but it does definitely affect their horizon, and may even affect their effectiveness to a small extent.
                "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                • #263
                  Badnarik
                  "Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson

                  “In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter

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                  • #264
                    Spiffor....cos methinks that the problem with politics is....well...all the politicians....

                    Can't speak for Ming, but that's my dilemma...

                    -=Vel=-
                    (almost all of them need a boot to the head!)
                    The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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                    • #265
                      Oh dear lord...am I becoming...an anarchist?

                      -=Vel=-
                      The list of published books grows. If you're curious to see what sort of stories I weave out, head to Amazon.com and do an author search for "Christopher Hartpence." Help support Candle'Bre, a game created by gamers FOR gamers. All proceeds from my published works go directly to the project.

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                      • #266
                        You can count me in as vote number three for Mickey Mouse. If I can be arsed to send away for the absentee ballot, that is...
                        Last edited by Drake Tungsten; September 2, 2004, 01:14.
                        KH FOR OWNER!
                        ASHER FOR CEO!!
                        GUYNEMER FOR OT MOD!!!

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                        • #267
                          Originally posted by Agathon
                          The only reason KJI wants them so badly is because some dweeb with the middle initial of "W" threatened him for no diplomatically or militarily justifiable reason.
                          I call bull****.
                          I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                          For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

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                          • #268
                            Ming:
                            Why don't you vote for an actual third party candidate whose platform you support?

                            Even if it seems wasted, it's not: for those third party candidates, every vote gives an incentive to continue, to voice their opinions further. This may not affect the big picture, but it does definitely affect their horizon, and may even affect their effectiveness to a small extent.
                            Yup, I'll vote for the Libertarians if you will Ming.

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                            • #269
                              One of the few agreements in this thread Berz.
                              "Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson

                              “In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter

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                              • #270
                                Hehe, I'm all over the map on this issue. I start a thread praising Bush's foreign policy and I criticise him in another.

                                "Evil" is a subjective concept, and I don't like to use this word, except in jest. However, yes, there are oppressive, destructive, abusive people who correspond more or less to the general idea of "evil".
                                Call 'em like ya see 'em. The problem is most everyone has a dark side so it comes down to which side dominates.

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