Between a rock and a hard place

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
But if you guys get overrun don't blame us.

All right. If North Korea invades my country, I won't complain.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Frogger
If States like NK want to develop nukes there's not much you can do about it.

So you're okay with Japan and Taiwan arming themselves in response to this?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Secondly I go to China and Russia and tell them to go tell the North Koreans to knock that **** off.

They already are telling the NKs that. But they aren't going to tell them too hard, because they're friends.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Frogger


All right. If North Korea invades my country, I won't complain.

Very funny.

Look I don't know if you're Canadian or not or whatever. But it's obvious you have connections back to the homeland.

Secondly after a certain amount of time my browser stops displaying pictures, smilies, and avatars on Apolyton. If you close it and restart it it will return back to normal. That's why I originally asked if you were from Korea because I didn't see your Canadian flag and you don't speak like some casual Canadian observer who doesn't have any emotional ties to the situation.

I appreciate your comedy skills however.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Frogger
And they won't agree to that.

I'm sorry but very real consequences (cutting off food aid, etc.) for deciet are needed to avoid going through this exact same dance the next time NK feels the need to extort more aid than they were recieving. I don't see how that is too much to ask.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ted Striker


So you're okay with Japan and Taiwan arming themselves in response to this?

I'm not OK with NK getting nukes. I think they're one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. And if NK gets a bunch of nukes then I wouldn't blame Japan or SK too much for building a few of their own. Not that Japan probably doesn't already have a few bombs ready to be assembled if need be...

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Frogger


They already are telling the NKs that. But they aren't going to tell them too hard, because they're friends.

Then they need to speak louder.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I'm sorry but very real consequences (cutting off food aid, etc.) for deciet are needed to avoid going through this exact same dance the next time NK feels the need to extort more aid they they were recieving. I don't see how that is too much to ask.

I'm not saying it's too much to ask; I'm making a prediction as to how NK will react.

[Ted Striker]

So what would you do genius? (Besides going for the default answer of blaming Bush for the world's problems).

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ted Striker


Very funny.

Look I don't know if you're Canadian or not or whatever. But it's obvious you have connections back to the homeland.

Secondly after a certain amount of time my browser stops displaying pictures, smilies, and avatars on Apolyton. If you close it and restart it it will return back to normal. That's why I originally asked if you were from Korea because you don't speak like some casual Canadian observer who doesn't have any emotional ties to the situation.

Do I?

I thought I was being rather dispassionate, actually. I refrained from calling the US imperialist, belligerant, etc. I simply said what I thought of the current ploy by the US gov't: that it's shortsighted and does not take into account the attitude of NK towards the rest of the world.

[DanS]

Just don't give them anything. Let them bleet on about a sea of fire or whatever. Do international sanctions.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Frogger
that it's shortsighted and does not take into account the attitude of NK towards the rest of the world.

Dear Leader (the only person who matters) seems to be quite insane as even you admit. So it is kind of hard to take his views into account.

[Ted Striker]

I am a Bush supporter but I am on the record as saying that the Axis of Evil speech was probably the worst thing he has ever done.

Walk softly and carry a big stick is the wisest policy ever created.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
So what would you do genius? (Besides going for the default answer of blaming Bush for the world's problems).

I would have stayed in negotiations 3 months ago. I thought that general idea would have come through in my first post. And I don't really care about who to blame on this one, because the situation is serious enough that it's more important that it be resolved than to win an argument. This has the possibility of being a lot more dangerous to your and my safety than Osama ever was, and certainly than Saddam is.

[DanS]

He's bluffing. And if he isn't, then we might as well have this fight now, not in the future.