I know it's not US policy to try and assassinate another head of state, but I think it's time for a covert operation to do just that. Mr. Kim Jong IL. But fear not people, the UN is convening this afternoon to discuss what to do about the reported nuclear test by N. Korea yesterday. So I am feeling warm and fuzzy now. :dis: :dis: :dis: :dis: :dis:
using that reasoning, it should be ok for any country...lets say Iran...to come in an assassinate Bush. Sure we (and I) don't like what NK is doing but theres many countries especially in the Middle East that don't like what WE are doing and don't like the fact that nucular missiles are held by the top 4-5 countries. I'm not saying we/they are wrong, I'm just saying its all perspective.
:wink: independent....don't believe in political parties....and no...i'm not a ind. who only votes Democrat. I support Jindal...and Vitter.... i'm just encouraging you to step back and look at it from the world's perspective.
Better for us to engineer Kim's collapse from within. Even better, let the Chinese engineer Kim's collapse. There are suggestions that they are already doing this. They are North Korea's only supplier of food and essential supplies to prevent total famine as well as arms and ammunition. They have progressively gained control of the North Korean transportation systems to distribute this material. Other key infrastructure is being worked on by the Chinese who will end up effectively controlling them. North Korea is a near total client state of China, except for its lunatic leader and his cadre. China has long coveted North Korea's Pacific ports and has plans for a North Korean regime allied with China that doesn't include Kim. A gradual decline and takeover of the North Korean government by Chinese-friendly military factions would get them that. But a sudden collapse of Kims government by coup, insurrection or other internal revolt could be a very volatile situation that could involve a rash invasion of South Korea and a very big fight with US, South Korean and allied forces. It would be followed a massive effort by South Korea to provide humanitarian aid for starving North Koreans ahead of US and Chinese efforts. Such a situation might end up with a reunified Korea with uncertain alliances, but having more in common with rising superpower China than their hated enemy Japan, who the US is firmly allied with. China is holding most of the cards in Korea right now and stands to profit from a US/North Korean War or a reunified Korea. If they are going to be the profiteer and they have the only leverage on North Korea, then let them take the risks and spend the money to remove Kim and occupy North Korea. Kim is a certifiable madman, but we can deal with the Chinese with whom we have many mutual interests, mainly getting rich at the expense of most of the rest of the world. We can come out of the situation retaining our democratic allies and trading partner, South Korea and Japan, and removing North Korea as a threat to either of them. China would get badly needed control over its client state in North Korea and they would do it themselves, not induce us do it for them.
Political beheadings have not resulted in more stable states in the past. That is one of the main reasons they aren't used.
This kind of thinking scares the heck out of me. Just think if we thought like this years ago. If most of the world was communist does this mean we shouldn't try and compete with them because they would think less of us? Lack of a better term here, The Korean war for instance. Americans first, screw the rest of the world! Its a gamble but so is life, Bush's Iraq policy, etc. Could North Korea be any worse off by your logic? I don't think so. I think the reason these kinds of things don't happen is because of political correctness and the thoughts above. We don't want to look aggresive or make anyone mad at us. Some people would also call it American Imperialism. We would handle things totally different 40 years ago compared to today. Next we will be appeasing the next Hitler!
