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Only me and my friends can have nuclear weapons! you cant! Or else you won't have a reason to fear me and that would make me very upset! This rhetoric on nuclear weapons have always been a joke on democracy.
If you want to end the threat of nuclear weapons, then ban them GLOBALLY! Your intentions aren't anywhere near of being pure if you are only after the nuclear weapons of your rivals.
The "no one should have nukes" ship has sailed. You will never get all countries to simultaneously remove their nukes, that's a ridiculous expectation.
We all know that sanctions never really hurt those in power.
The people of NK need to be liberated from that dangerous regime and I`ll continue to support that.
originally posted by: Liquesence
a reply to: whywhynot
A child pointing a water pistol and threatening to shoot is meaningless. A child pointing a loaded gun is a different matter.
If your neighbor—or anyone for that matter—says he's going to come to your house and shoot you, does that give you the right to go to his house and shoot him first?
originally posted by: 200Plus
originally posted by: In4ormant
foreplay is for the inexperienced.
That probably sounded better in your mind ...
O/T - Trump's in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. If he attacks the media and the left will condemn him for not going the appeasement route. If NK attacks because Trump waits, the media and the left will condemn him because he took the appeasement route.
The only question Trump should be asking at this hour is "which option saves the lives of the most Americans and our allies?".
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: wlasp
Precision drone strike/bunker buster. Pretty big target lol
Seriously though I do not understand why the US can not strike first; these are special circumstances. Any country that is preparing to start a nuclear war should be met with 'fire and fury'.
If the U.S. (or our allies) makes the first strike, China says it will militarily support North Korea. If North Korea starts the war, China says it will stay neutral.
originally posted by: Sagacity
Not worth a thread of it's own but relates to the rhetoric going back and forth:
North Korean propaganda leaflets declaring 'Death to old lunatic Trump!' dropped over Seoul
originally posted by: gps777
a reply to: spy66
Sure of coarse spy, is this what you really believe is happening?
originally posted by: Liquesence
a reply to: introvert
Same with Iran.
Having a nuclear weapon changes the game. One could argue it's a deterrent against aggression.
That said, NK talks a lot of #, and they well know they would be toast if they did anything. Unless they have a truly crazy leader who doesn't care. Or unless we do.
originally posted by: Timely
a reply to: whywhynot
A child pointing a pistol at police will likely be shot.
Toy or real will be discovered when it is safe to do so.
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originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: introvert
Let Kim do whatever he damn well pleases. He's only trying to put his country in a position to where they wont be messed with by the Western powers.
We don't need to take any action unless we have 100% certainty that they are going to act on their threats.
That's the way I feel too. From the restraint we've shown, I believe that President Trump and his generals feel the same way.
I wish Trump's language and rhetoric matched those feelings.
Then, Trump would be more like Obama. Hillary lost because she was too much like Obama. Trump is matching Kim Jong in the War of Words. That's his style. Not being a push-over is one reason why he was elected.
It's not a war of words Trump is fighting.
It's a game of who can thump their chest the loudest.
Trump should be adult enough not to play the game and be baited.
Obama was not baited. Hillary would not have been baited.
But Trump can't control himself from indulging in the playground antics.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: gps777
What do you do when a petulant child plays up ?
Do you give it the attention it desires or ignore it ?
Trump is doing the former which is exactly what Kim wants , NK has no intention of preemptively attacking America but the threat of doing so in response to US aggression delivers Kim the attention he desires.
I think the situation suits both leaders , both trying to be the big man to show their respective populations how strong they are , it's OK for the US to plough billions into their defence but not for their perceived enemy , double standards No ?
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: Sagacity
Not worth a thread of it's own but relates to the rhetoric going back and forth:
North Korean propaganda leaflets declaring 'Death to old lunatic Trump!' dropped over Seoul
Is that the same thing as "DOTARD"?
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