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By: The Florida Masochist » Blog Archive » More North Korean madness

The Florida Masochist » Blog Archive » More North Korean madness — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:13:53 +0000

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By: Morning Coffee

Morning Coffee — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:32:11 +0000

N. Korea missile aimed at area off Hawaii -

Regardless of weather the following report is right or wrong, it is plainly clear that North Korea is?trying to become a?direct threat to the United States.?Addressing?them now, before they actually become a threat would be far easier than after th…

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:13:43 +0000

More North Korean madness

If you want another scary scenario, read this. A military option against DPRK may be necessary after all.

By: chloe

chloe — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:45:18 +0000

being from and living in hawaii, i loved the responses here. seems like we’re sitting ducks – although it’s not nec. to panic – also seems obvious that n. korea needs to do “testing” in some other way.

so the missile tests were not successful and this makes n.korea not a threat. Ha! tell that to anyone living here – i mean, do we wait until the long range missiles are “successful” before reacting??? makes you wonder.

a hui ho

By: Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:17:48 +0000

CrUVa,

I don’t disagree in some respects. In others, though, I remember that this is an issues we’ve been dealing with since 1994. Heck, I remember back then when Clinton sent Jimmy Carter of all people to negotiate a deal with Kim Il Song. A deal we should all regret.

However……

Even if the N.K.’s can’t deliver a nuclear weapon to American shores, they definitely could nuke South Korea and probably could nuke Japan. Either alternative would be a disaster.

And that, I think, is the one benefit that these recent events could bring about. Japan and South Korea are now recognizing…..as the United States and Australia already do,that Pyongyang is as immense a threat to the security of Asia as Berlin-circa-1939 was to Europe.

By: CR UVa

CR UVa — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:09:12 +0000

If nothing else, North Korea appears to hold no more leverage. Even if they have nuclear weapons, they essentially have no way of transporting them. They cannot expect bribes from the UN or patience from the US now. If they keep up their futile fight, it may not be too long before attempts are made to free the people of North Korea from the tyranny (and lunacy) of Kim Jong Il.