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TwilightGardener

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1. I don't think anyone is really "promoting" the threat. I don't think Obama or Congress or the

Reply to caraher (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 01:23 PM

Apr 2013

Pentagon is hyping the threat to get more money for the military. I don't see any similarity to the Iraq war run-up. That was a very different thing, led by a different crowd, for different reasons. I just don't see "MIC" written all over this--I think there's a genuine danger, and no good solutions. A lot of people are going to die if this can't be resolved peacefully, and I doubt it can be resolved peacefully. Edit to add: there will always be the warmonger/McCain/Cheney types, they are to be ignored.

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Response to bungled NK attack? [View all] caraher Apr 2013 OP

I don't think anyone is really "promoting" the threat. I don't think Obama or Congress or the TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #1

That's the part about nukes the NK leadership doesn't get. Ganja Ninja Apr 2013 #2

Add to this complexity the fact that we don't wnat to reveal the true capabilities of the ABM system leveymg Apr 2013 #3

If they launch at us, the military will respond I think, even if they miss Marrah_G Apr 2013 #4

Who is rooting this threat? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #5

I'll admit I'm confused by the whole thing caraher Apr 2013 #6