Originally Posted By RoadTrip Former DEMOCRATIC Vice President Walter Mondale is advocating a preemptive strike against North Korea's missile. (So much for those among us who claim that Democrats would never do anything to defend our country.) What do you think? Is this a good idea? I think it is, but we would have to make sure to take the ENTIRE complex out. If we just took out the missile with the range to hit the U.S., Kim Jong-il is crazy enough to retaliate against South Korea or Japan since they are friends of the U.S.
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Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Not a good idea, if we let them strike first, China will disown them and let us bomb them to hell. If we attack first, we may tick China off. But here is my theory, everytime N Korea wants money they threaten us. Notice right after this announment they asked for talks with the U.S. I say cut them off all support, even humanitarian support, and eventually the country will self destruct.
Originally Posted By Dirk_D_from_Oregon Willaim, I said the same thing in post # 2, but in a more colorful way. The main problem is China. OK, I will say it again. Since when are liberals into pre emptive strikes?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<OK, I will say it again. Since when are liberals into pre emptive strikes?>> When there is firm evidence of a REAL threat. There was no firm evidence that Saddam possessed nuclear weapons, and even if he did, Iraq did not have missiles with more than about a 500 mile range. North Korea BRAGS about its nuclear weapons and is fueling a missile that has a range of up to 9,000 miles and is sitting atop a launch pad. See the difference here? One is not an imminent threat, one is.
Originally Posted By Dirk_D_from_Oregon If you think N Korea is really going to fire a missle at us I think you are wrong. Mondale, who by definition is a loser, doesn't bother to think this through. We are in Iraq and Afghanistan now. Should we really get China involved in a war with us? William is right. N Korea does this as blackmail for money and aid. RT, one more thing. How do you feel about your boy Clinton giving N. Korea the nukes they have now? Pretty stupid wasn't it?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The really amazing this is YOU KNOW and I KNOW that if Bush were threatening to strike at North Korea and Mondale was criticizing it, you would be praising Bush and blasting Mondale for being a typical won't do anything to defend the U.S. liberal who is an example of why democrats always lose. What color is the sky in your world Dirk??
Originally Posted By Dirk_D_from_Oregon But in the real world RT, Bush wouldn't attack N. Korea because it doesn't make any sense and would possibly lead to a conflict with China, a country that we don't want to tangle with. Clinton goes to N Korea with the help of Madelin Notsobright, then gives them Nukes like a bonehead, then Mondale, a loser by definition of his track record all of a sudden says it's time to attack N Korea!! Oh those silly liberals. At least they make some good ice cream in Vermont.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Not a good idea, if we let them strike first, China will disown them and let us bomb them to hell. If we attack first, we may tick China off.< I have to agree with this premise-- for the first time in recent memory China has stepped up rhetoric strongly against someone in the world ( other than us) - and it is against North Korea. Let us not forget that China is a lot closer and easier target than we are for the North Koreans.... I am not an advocate of allowing North Korea the opportunity to put a missile in downtown NY either just to see if they can...but we cannot be the agressor here... and if for some insane reason North Korea did strike us.... there isn't a country out there that would try successfully and stop us from erasing North Korea from the current map..... let's hope it never comes to that
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It seems that when the Democrats were in power, the conservatives were ALL FOR a pre-emptive strike. The following from a conservative news source: <<During the early Clinton years, hard-liners and so-called conservative hawks advocated a pre-emptive strike to halt North Korea's nuclear weapons development before it could field an atomic bomb. Instead of taking the hard line, President Clinton elected to rely on former President Jimmy Carter and decided to appease the Marxist-Stalinist dictatorship.>> Source: <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1/7/164846.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.newsmax.com/archive s/articles/2003/1/7/164846.shtml</a> Back then the Republicans called that appeasement. Now they call it good policy. It all depends on whose boy is floating the proposal.
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Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<I say cut them off all support, even humanitarian support, and eventually the country will self destruct.>> I don't think this has worked in Cuba.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Personally I am uncomfortable at the idea of yet another country have a nuke launch ready that can actually strike anywhere within the lower 48. What are we going to do? Wait and see? I mean we all know that this missle defense system is crap and doesn't work. Hummmm......what to do what to do? Maybe we could ask China if they minded if we beat up North Korea for being a bully. Reminds me of when I was in grade school...there was this big kid named Biff and one day...
Originally Posted By DVC_dad For the record, what vbdad said up there ^^^ makes perfect sense no matter which side of the aisle you sit on.
