should we whack north korea

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

ok seeing how this communist country hates the us and has long range nuclear weapons that can reach us should be concerned that they just test fired 6 missles even after we gave them warnings not to. and a statement from north korea said they would inflict nuclear annihilation if we get involved should we just whack these guys now and get it over with. to me this is a bigger threat then iraq. short range wmds in iraq dont hold a candle to long range nukes aimed at american soil. what do you think?

[BenGarrett]

I think this afternoon's failure of the long-range missile less than a minute into flight underscores the fact that North Korea's weapons claims are largely pomp and bluff. The American public simply won't support military action at this time without 100% proof that it is absolutely necessary.

On the other hand, North Korea does pose a threat against us. Whether they have a missile that will reach our soil right now or they will have such a missile in 10 years, the point is that they are actively pursuing that ability. Unfortunately, as was the case with Iraq, a preemptive strike is the only way to ensure that they never make good on their threats. Actually, I think that Kim Jong Il is more of a threat in the long run than Saddam. Saddam was ruthless, but not without common sense. Kim Jong Il is not only ruthless, but crazy enough to actually try to use WMDs against us.

North Korea obviously feels that American sentiment towards the war in Iraq will allow them to be able to get away with things at this time that they wouldn't be able to get away with at other times. They can flex their muscle without fear of retribution. Oh, they may suffer some economic sanctions, but the benefit far outweighs any potential sanctions in their opinion, I would imagine. Firing those missiles on our Independence Day holiday was obviously meant as an insult towards us. I certainly wouldn't complain if we launched some missiles into North Korea to take out their nuclear capabilities; I think we need to nip this in the bud and remind them who's boss. But I think we all know deep down that, barring something a lot more major than scuds being launched into the Sea of ***an, the U.S. isn't going to undertake another military campaign right now.

[North Texan]

If we were going to whack North Korea, we should have done it a long time ago, when we had nukes and no one else did.

But I don't think North Korea is as big a threat as they make themselves out to be. Kim Jong Mentally Illis the big fish in a small pond, but he likes to think of himself as a big fish in a big pond. So he tries to puff up his country to give the appearance of a world power. His ego requires a lot of attention, and that's all he's after.

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

still i say whack the bastard. we have seen what crazy people are capable of and we need to do something

[igloohomus]

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[Tazman]

I do wonder if this would not be handled differently if we were not already frying fish in Iraq and Afghanistan?

The one thing the POTUS and we need to keep in mind is that if we did start something with N. Korea there is an extremely high probability that China would get into the fray which would be a can of worms the world may regret having opened.

[Canuck_Buck]

whack em and stack em....[:@]

[Tazman]

Our ICBM flew how far and blew up?

[Big Red Porkers]

Iraq = unorganized, not a tough military, not loaded to the hilt with weapons

N Korea = organized, toug military, loaded with nukes


I don't think we need to mess with N Korea too much - threaten, thrust our chest out - but attack ? Bad, bad move if we ever did

[bawanajim]

The twenty nine thousand men we have on the boarder are just targets for this nutjob.We need to bring them home and explane to the little guy that crossing that line will bring the wrath of the American Air Force down on them like ugly on a fat chick.
And this should be backed up with enough missle batteries to shoot down anything that leaves the ground.