North Korea II

04-14-2003

The latest action in Iraq sent them a very powerful message.

i think the North Korean thing has been blown out of proportion tremendously.

first)
they are starving to death

second)
the recent "we are going to kill all you imperialist fuckers in a great fire storm from hell" rhetoric is nothing new. its not any less freaky. but its consistent with their behavior since getting spanked 50 years ago.

third)
they are starving to death.

fourth)
the government is popular much in the same way Saddam Hussein was popular in Iraq. Its all fun and games until that little spark sends the people running into the street and spitting on the leader, toppling statues and burning government offices of the regime that is starving them to death.

i think that is the bigger lesson they got from Iraq. that the regime can go from hero to zero at any moment.

what impact do you think the people riding down the street on Saddam Husseins head had on a Stalinist, autocratic dictatorship whos people are suffering far worse that Iraqs ever did?

fifth) they are starving to death.

- meaning that this is a regime that is more concerned with survival most likely than anything else. going nuclear would have been the last great bargaining chip in the international food line of global politics.

their attempt at nuclear blackmail failed.

they just got a good taste of two things

1) they witnessed that a military that can vaporize them in days. (AK-47's were notably unsuccessful against Tomohawks). 1,000,000 soldiers with AK-47's against B-2's, laser and sattelite guided missiles aren't going to do much except cost us more money as we bomb 1,000,000 soldiers.

that does not include Japan, South Korea which would certainly throw everything they have at them as well.

2) just because a population fanatically supports you in million man demonstrations, does not necessarily mean its out of adoration.... and that fear used to control them, can VERY EASILY turn to rage. That rage was just proven to be easily focused inward, just as they have managed to direct it outward today.

I think North Korea is weak. They have no support. They are like some troublemaking, bastard stepchild that no one wants.

All their neighbors are against what they are doing, their attitude and their rhetoric. The world community is against them. if there was ever a time in history to put overwhelming pressure on them to modify their behavior, and possibly force the collapse the worlds last Stalinist regime, this is it.

I would bet everything i have right now that Bush and Co. are going to put a major stranglehold on them in the near future. If Bush gets a second term... i am very confident that Iran and North Korea will be very changed places by the end of his term as President.

my prediction is that the pressure on them will increase in the future... not decrease through "diplomacy"

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04-14-2003	#9
-= JR =- Guest Posts: n/a	The latest action in Iraq sent them a very powerful message. i think the North Korean thing has been blown out of proportion tremendously. first) they are starving to death second) the recent "we are going to kill all you imperialist fuckers in a great fire storm from hell" rhetoric is nothing new. its not any less freaky. but its consistent with their behavior since getting spanked 50 years ago. third) they are starving to death. fourth) the government is popular much in the same way Saddam Hussein was popular in Iraq. Its all fun and games until that little spark sends the people running into the street and spitting on the leader, toppling statues and burning government offices of the regime that is starving them to death. i think that is the bigger lesson they got from Iraq. that the regime can go from hero to zero at any moment. what impact do you think the people riding down the street on Saddam Husseins head had on a Stalinist, autocratic dictatorship whos people are suffering far worse that Iraqs ever did? fifth) they are starving to death. - meaning that this is a regime that is more concerned with survival most likely than anything else. going nuclear would have been the last great bargaining chip in the international food line of global politics. their attempt at nuclear blackmail failed. they just got a good taste of two things 1) they witnessed that a military that can vaporize them in days. (AK-47's were notably unsuccessful against Tomohawks). 1,000,000 soldiers with AK-47's against B-2's, laser and sattelite guided missiles aren't going to do much except cost us more money as we bomb 1,000,000 soldiers. that does not include Japan, South Korea which would certainly throw everything they have at them as well. 2) just because a population fanatically supports you in million man demonstrations, does not necessarily mean its out of adoration.... and that fear used to control them, can VERY EASILY turn to rage. That rage was just proven to be easily focused inward, just as they have managed to direct it outward today. I think North Korea is weak. They have no support. They are like some troublemaking, bastard stepchild that no one wants. All their neighbors are against what they are doing, their attitude and their rhetoric. The world community is against them. if there was ever a time in history to put overwhelming pressure on them to modify their behavior, and possibly force the collapse the worlds last Stalinist regime, this is it. I would bet everything i have right now that Bush and Co. are going to put a major stranglehold on them in the near future. If Bush gets a second term... i am very confident that Iran and North Korea will be very changed places by the end of his term as President. my prediction is that the pressure on them will increase in the future... not decrease through "diplomacy"