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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to be in the minority here re NK but... [View all]edhopper
(33,704 posts)131. So give me your allowable
North Korean deaths you think is acceptable with an American first strike.
Were the hundreds of thousand Iraqis we killed not enough for you?
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I think that's been done. It's eliminated family members and generals, but the pissant remains...
WestSeattle2
Mar 2017
#151
The Soviet Red Army got rid of Hitler, fwiw, not his generals. Technically speaking, Hitler
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2017
#186
The US would go nuclear on Pyongyang if it looked like an invasion of the South were succeeding
VMA131Marine
Mar 2017
#14
What's this "By the time we have enough troops to prepare for an invasion"?
former9thward
Mar 2017
#148
That is the wild card Mendocino. Trump has pissed off China in a major way, by his comments
still_one
Mar 2017
#93
yeah, my take on this is that tin-pot dictators love saber-rattling, and that fits donnie to a 't'.
unblock
Mar 2017
#7
Most 'tin-pot dictators' do not have access to the world's largest stockpiles of chemical weapons.
bathroommonkey76
Mar 2017
#18
Which would probably begin the end of the world...and if there is a world left
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#75
Trump is so dangerous...I an surprised the GOP hasn't got rid of him already...they have Pence after
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#177
Crimes against humanity do fall under the Hague which is why Bush can't travel abroad.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#176
Of course he will be in the event of a US military attack, he won't have a thing to lose
workinclasszero
Mar 2017
#101
I don't give a damn-not war! This article is from the South China Morning Post.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#66
Of course I hate all war...now the civil war was the most awful in our history...brother against
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#224
A while back I asked a friend of mine who is an A-A elected office-holder (was, not any longer is)
Yupster
Mar 2017
#233
I have no answer or solution, but I think it's quickly coming to a head. I'm really frightened.
PearliePoo2
Mar 2017
#41
If there had been a simple solution, previous administrations would have attempted it
dalton99a
Mar 2017
#26
Only two people are dumb enough to not use that logic, one is in charge in NK
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#32
You do? BTW I am not making the argument that fuckface or bannon should do anything, but I
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#37
The problem is who is in power. Pre emptive strike is not the solution in my opinion
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#50
Here is what we all know, the last human being alive you want in charge of any
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#30
How badly do you wish now all those 3rd party voters and non voters would have
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#39
Fuckface doesn't know for sure they can't reach California...but since they didn't vote for him,
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#67
Right, and in the hopes that calling him names is not productive I wont call him that
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#70
We may need to consider alternatives, like wIran, but we don't have the brain power at the helm now
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#125
You isolate him even more than he is...and you hit him in HIS financial interests
adigal
Mar 2017
#184
If Putin could install a puppet in the USA without firing a shot it seems we should be able to
KittyWampus
Mar 2017
#57
...not sure anyone can handle crazy NKs toddler dictator, but our crazy toddler Prez fucks up
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#105
Don't really want to Bernie-side track this but I did post that clip so your comment is fair.
NWCorona
Mar 2017
#111
...kinda like our situation w our little donnie. If the heat on him gets hot, he will launch.
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#122
don't want our punk/thug dictator doing anything - especially without our allies.
spanone
Mar 2017
#76
"imminent" I've learned a long time ago that anything dealing with time is a matter of perspective
NWCorona
Mar 2017
#120
Some won't admit it now, but they made the mistake of thinking Bush's middle east war was neccessary
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#240
False dichotomy. My solution is: have a real state dept, Secy of State, and President
sharedvalues
Mar 2017
#159
I believe that was a great policy ... before the advent of nuclear weapons.
Rustyeye77
Mar 2017
#133
Would've been nice to have someone with international experience steering the ship
Calculating
Mar 2017
#139
Actually in spite of the bluster - of both Trump and Tillerson -- it looks like they will do
karynnj
Mar 2017
#145
Countries like NK want nukes to protect themselves from us, the only country to have used nukes.
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#157
I agree. I once calculated that we could have paid every Iraqi more than their per capita income
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#183
So, what is gained by thrashing NK except to give the GOPers more support to bomb them. You think
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#227
What's "gained"? Speaking the truth, is what's gained. Saying that this is not okay.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#229
North Korea is a totalitarian shithole where families of dissidents are put in concentration camps
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#209
There is a much simpler and infinitely less dangerous option to try first: Direct diplomacy.
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#170
No, we haven't. Being part of a multiparty effort isn't the same as 1 on 1 negotiations.
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#219
Publicly approach South Korea and Japan with the possibility of nuking up themselves.
Trust Buster
Mar 2017
#181
I have this discussion frequently with an Asian woman I'm seeing. Here are some things we've said:
NBachers
Mar 2017
#200
One of the precious few benefits of this catastrophic "presidency" would be if it went after China
Azathoth
Mar 2017
#206
His priorities were human rights, telling the truth and keeping the peace
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2017
#254
I'm not going to flame. I will only say that North Korea is a textbook example of why you want
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#210
My bet is that the Chinese are watching this a LOT more closely than they're letting on
DFW
Mar 2017
#232
I'm unlikely to get on board with any surgical-strike sales pitch for yet another war.
Orsino
Mar 2017
#235