Sunday, March 30, 2008
Don't Mess with North Korea!
After South Korea's top military officer said he would consider attacking North Korea if it tried to carry out a nuclear attack, North Korea responded by threatening South Korea with complete and utter destruction. "Our military will not sit idle until warmongers launch a pre-emptive strike," said an unidentified South Korean military commentator. "Everything will be in ashes, not just a sea of fire." This aggressive attitude comes unexpected from South Korea, which has traditionally been content to watch passively as North Korea developed their nuclear capabilities. On Friday, North Korea test-fired a barrage of missles into the sea, and warned that it would "mercilessly wipe out" any South Korean warships that strayed into North Korean waters. This event sheds new light on the North Korean conflict. They are obviously capable of harming millions of innocent citizens, both in Korea and abroad, and it is impossible to know if they are only bluffing or if they seriously intend to launch any missiles. With increased activity, the U.S. government may find it necessary to intervene in the name of national security as it did in Iraq, although that is less likely because there isn't much oil to be found in Korea. What are your opiniones? Should the U.S. intervene with greater force in North Korea in order to protect innocent lives in South Korea and America, or should the U.S. stay out of it and avoid the possibility of another "War on Terror" in a new location? Does North Korea pose a credible threat to anyone around them or are they all talk?
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While I believe that the US should intervene with this conflict, it is hard to imagine how it would do so.
It seems that peace talks are not really all that effective in waring nations/countries.
I agree with Wilson, it seems like the U.S. has a higher moral position in preventing a war between North and South Korea, especially if North Korea is able to use nuclear weapons
I don't really think North Korea will actually do anything, but they do seem to have the capability to cause a good deal of damage if they do decide to launch a first strike.
considering that we're already in a war and have a huge debt, and our economy may be on the verge of recession, I don't think now is the right time for the US to intervene and (try) to play savior once again. We're already struggling in the "war on terror" adding another possible warfront would be disastrous. Also, it may motivate North Korea to test their missiles and nuclear weapons on the US instead of South Korea. If the US wants to get involved and help South Korea they should do so though the UN. The US should encourage the UN to get together to negotiate with North Korea, and before the US gets involved we should make sure we have fulls support from other countries.
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