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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to be in the minority here re NK but... [View all]edhopper
(33,585 posts)77. you're willing to start
a nuclear war? And a war with China?
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I think that's been done. It's eliminated family members and generals, but the pissant remains...
WestSeattle2
Mar 2017
#151
The Soviet Red Army got rid of Hitler, fwiw, not his generals. Technically speaking, Hitler
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2017
#186
The US would go nuclear on Pyongyang if it looked like an invasion of the South were succeeding
VMA131Marine
Mar 2017
#14
What's this "By the time we have enough troops to prepare for an invasion"?
former9thward
Mar 2017
#148
That is the wild card Mendocino. Trump has pissed off China in a major way, by his comments
still_one
Mar 2017
#93
yeah, my take on this is that tin-pot dictators love saber-rattling, and that fits donnie to a 't'.
unblock
Mar 2017
#7
Most 'tin-pot dictators' do not have access to the world's largest stockpiles of chemical weapons.
bathroommonkey76
Mar 2017
#18
Which would probably begin the end of the world...and if there is a world left
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#75
Trump is so dangerous...I an surprised the GOP hasn't got rid of him already...they have Pence after
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#177
Crimes against humanity do fall under the Hague which is why Bush can't travel abroad.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#176
Of course he will be in the event of a US military attack, he won't have a thing to lose
workinclasszero
Mar 2017
#101
I don't give a damn-not war! This article is from the South China Morning Post.
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#66
Of course I hate all war...now the civil war was the most awful in our history...brother against
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#224
A while back I asked a friend of mine who is an A-A elected office-holder (was, not any longer is)
Yupster
Mar 2017
#233
I have no answer or solution, but I think it's quickly coming to a head. I'm really frightened.
PearliePoo2
Mar 2017
#41
If there had been a simple solution, previous administrations would have attempted it
dalton99a
Mar 2017
#26
Only two people are dumb enough to not use that logic, one is in charge in NK
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#32
You do? BTW I am not making the argument that fuckface or bannon should do anything, but I
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#37
The problem is who is in power. Pre emptive strike is not the solution in my opinion
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#50
Here is what we all know, the last human being alive you want in charge of any
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#30
How badly do you wish now all those 3rd party voters and non voters would have
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#39
Fuckface doesn't know for sure they can't reach California...but since they didn't vote for him,
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#67
Right, and in the hopes that calling him names is not productive I wont call him that
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#70
We may need to consider alternatives, like wIran, but we don't have the brain power at the helm now
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#125
You isolate him even more than he is...and you hit him in HIS financial interests
adigal
Mar 2017
#184
If Putin could install a puppet in the USA without firing a shot it seems we should be able to
KittyWampus
Mar 2017
#57
...not sure anyone can handle crazy NKs toddler dictator, but our crazy toddler Prez fucks up
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#105
Don't really want to Bernie-side track this but I did post that clip so your comment is fair.
NWCorona
Mar 2017
#111
...kinda like our situation w our little donnie. If the heat on him gets hot, he will launch.
Alice11111
Mar 2017
#122
don't want our punk/thug dictator doing anything - especially without our allies.
spanone
Mar 2017
#76
"imminent" I've learned a long time ago that anything dealing with time is a matter of perspective
NWCorona
Mar 2017
#120
Some won't admit it now, but they made the mistake of thinking Bush's middle east war was neccessary
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#240
False dichotomy. My solution is: have a real state dept, Secy of State, and President
sharedvalues
Mar 2017
#159
I believe that was a great policy ... before the advent of nuclear weapons.
Rustyeye77
Mar 2017
#133
Would've been nice to have someone with international experience steering the ship
Calculating
Mar 2017
#139
Actually in spite of the bluster - of both Trump and Tillerson -- it looks like they will do
karynnj
Mar 2017
#145
Countries like NK want nukes to protect themselves from us, the only country to have used nukes.
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#157
I agree. I once calculated that we could have paid every Iraqi more than their per capita income
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#183
So, what is gained by thrashing NK except to give the GOPers more support to bomb them. You think
Hoyt
Mar 2017
#227
What's "gained"? Speaking the truth, is what's gained. Saying that this is not okay.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#229
North Korea is a totalitarian shithole where families of dissidents are put in concentration camps
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#209
There is a much simpler and infinitely less dangerous option to try first: Direct diplomacy.
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#170
No, we haven't. Being part of a multiparty effort isn't the same as 1 on 1 negotiations.
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#219
Publicly approach South Korea and Japan with the possibility of nuking up themselves.
Trust Buster
Mar 2017
#181
I have this discussion frequently with an Asian woman I'm seeing. Here are some things we've said:
NBachers
Mar 2017
#200
One of the precious few benefits of this catastrophic "presidency" would be if it went after China
Azathoth
Mar 2017
#206
His priorities were human rights, telling the truth and keeping the peace
Rhiannon12866
Apr 2017
#254
I'm not going to flame. I will only say that North Korea is a textbook example of why you want
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#210
My bet is that the Chinese are watching this a LOT more closely than they're letting on
DFW
Mar 2017
#232
I'm unlikely to get on board with any surgical-strike sales pitch for yet another war.
Orsino
Mar 2017
#235