U.N. inspectors kicked out of North Korea...

[Legzman]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE53E3ZC20090415

They may as well just tell them they have plans to fire a nuclear warhead at a populated target at some point in the not so distant future. Its shit like this that scares the fuck outta me.

Yea, yea, I laugh and joke at the prospect of nuclear war and WWIII, but in all honesty the thought of it happening in my lifetime terrifies me!

 

[Jane Burgess]

Yikes. I think the thought of that scares most people.

 

[Oito]

We need to stop talking to those crazies and lean on China

 

[thebear247]

i smell a new world war coming soon to a war zone near you

 

[Will E Worm]

We should kick the UN out of America. :hatsoff:

 

[Violator79]

Well, from what I gathered the U.S. isn't mentioned this time. Even though we do stick our nose where it doesn't belong, this time we have the U.N. to thank. Personally, I don't give a rat's ass what North Korea has or doesn't have. We've had very little trouble with them since the truce was made at the end of the Korean War. I think all the U.N. is trying to do is piss the Koreans off enough so as they say or make some kind of threat, which in turn gets the U.N. fucks shitting their pants and the United States is left with cleaning up the shit. When will the U.N. learn: if you stay out of other people's business, who knows....other people may not get pissed off at you.

The only thing that comes to mind is that scene from Team America:

Now you see, the new worrd is inevitabre!
Lisa: It's what?
Kim Jong Il: Inevit, inevitabre.
Lisa: One more time.
Kim Jong Il: Inevitabre!

 

[Legzman]

When will the U.N. learn: if you stay out of other people's business, who knows....other people may not get pissed off at you.

Funny how that works huh? Maybe the U.S. should learn the same thing.

 

[Violator79]

Funny how that works huh? Maybe the U.S. should learn the same thing.

Hey I've been saying that for a long time! As I said in my prior statement, this is one time, imagine that, that America is not in the headline! But yes you're right, America has a bad habit of sticking it's nose where it doesn't belong.

 

[ajitpd]

North Korea should be left alone and West should stop worrying about them. North Korea's government likes to brag and West is helping it by keeping this issue in the news. North Korea will either change or collapse. History has proved that nations with war hysteria cannot sustain for long. Two prominent examples are Sparta and USSR.

 

[Facetious]

We need to stop talking to those crazies and lean on China

With what bargaining chip ?

 

[Skyraider22]

What were you expecting a big hug

 

[Priapus]

With what bargaining chip ?

That we pay back what we owe them.

 

[D-rock]

At this point we should just quit even trying with them and cut off all support we or our allies are ever going to give them unless they change completely as a nation. They are absolutely untrustworthy and have continually gone back on most agreements they have made with us. I don't care what they have or what they threaten to do, I'm don't want us to let them use it to give them even more support. It just justifies what they do in their minds because the world is stupid enough to keep falling for it.

 

[Member2019]

North Korea is an active pirate and raiding nation ...

At this point we should just quit even trying with them and cut off all support we or our allies are ever going to give them unless they change completely as a nation.

And North Korea will just increase it's abductions of Japanese citizens, engagements of US and South Korean forces on the seas, near and around the DMZ, etc...

What, don't you know about these? This isn't a result of W. This has been going on since 1999, and before the 1994 agreement as well.

With what bargaining chip ?

Taiwan. Don't you know? Korea is about Taiwan. It's about Japan and South Korea too, but South Korea is very unlikely to allow nukes, and Japan definitely not. But Taiwan is another story.

 

[miles123]

Re: North Korea is an active pirate and raiding nation ...

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Taiwan. Don't you know? Korea is about Taiwan. It's about Japan and South Korea too, but South Korea is very unlikely to allow nukes, and Japan definitely not. But Taiwan is another story.

I think Taiwan plays a factor, but it is a very collateral one, and purely political. I doubt Taiwan is much of a factor in anything the Kim Dynasty decides. Then again.....I am known to be wrong some times.

Good post.

 

[Member2019]

This is escalating more than people realize ...

I think Taiwan plays a factor, but it is a very collateral one, and purely political. I doubt Taiwan is much of a factor in anything the Kim Dynasty decides. Then again.....I am known to be wrong some times.

Despite a lot of claim to the contrary, the US is always a pushover (to its own demise, as well as of its allies). Doesn't matter who's in the White House (much less Congress). So the US isn't likely to push Taiwan now, any more than they did Indian on nukes, despite Pakistan's complaints.

However, if this goes to the point that Japan and South Korea are engaged military in enough situations that it is causing considerable damage to their economies, the US will push for a full UN resolution to oust the administration. China will be forced to concede and work with the US to do so. At that point, North Korea could be really stupid, or it could say it will capitulate. It will be very interesting what the Obama administration will do, especially if they don't think the DPRK has any credibility left.

Unlike most of my bleeding heart liberal friends, I do respect Obama on his stances on Iran and North Korea (as well as Iraq as a mistake). Although he has the benefit of hindsight, he is not about to be a "pushover" on this. Don't mistake him as a man who will do nothing. Even Clinton made bombing Iraq a regular action.

I really don't think people realize how quick this thing is escalating. It almost did in 1994, before Carter got in and created the (quite criticized now, even by Democrats, let alone Japan always did, but even China agreed was wrong), the bi-lateral agreement. It started again in 1999, but the US and South Korean forces were able to fend off North Korean attacks.

North Korea always does something stupid enough, and then they are put down. The question is how much they will retaliate. Sometimes its more threats and rhetoric. Sometimes it's more abductions and military actions. So far, it hasn't been enough, but they've never torn up portions of the 1953 agreement like they just did, not even back in 1999.