North Korea and Nukes

Hey everyone,


For those of you who have been following the latest news North Korea has decided to launch some more nuclear missiles which have failed. Yet, before I begin here is a message from Kim Jong-Il

Kim Jong Il Parody Source: Rush Limbaugh

Now, it is interesting watching the different world leaders take on this issue which range from doing nothing (yes, there are those who don't want to stop North Korea) and others who want to shut them down possible blow them up (which I'd love to point our nukes at and hold them at bay.)

President Bush is of course not treating Kim as a kid whereas the Clinton administration did throughout President Clinton's presidency. Other world leaders don't quite see North Korea as a threat particularly China and Russia.

China doesn't appear to be too worried about North Korea particularly since it sends food and supplies there. The BBC sums up China's actions so far nicely:

Much will depend on China, which must have been annoyed at the launch, though publicly it has simply talked of its "regret". China supports North Korea with food and energy so has a hold over it.
However China is still unwilling to do much about the North. It is worried about a collapse there, precipitating a flood of refugees into China.
Beyond that, it presumably prefers to have a known factor on its doorstep rather than risk a united, democratic and prosperous Korea which might develop from the demise of the North.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5149868.stm

So, overall this situation is still up in the air in my opinion. I personally think that the longer we talk, the more this threat grows and will continue to become. We need to push the talks forward as best we can then if need be use force. I see no problem with President Bush ordering a group of US soldiers, planes, or whatever needs to be done to tell Kim we mean business and are not going to back down. The Democrats... well, the of course don't want us to do anything except just wait and talk and talk and talk....ugh I'm sure they' say that if we use force we'd be shoving our values and way of life onto the people of North Korea. It'd be another Iraq they'd probably say.


So, the question remains: (Click the link or picture to find out)

Video

Is North Korea really a threat?

July 5: North Korea launched seven missiles in 48 hours, and soon could launch more. Is the country a real threat, or just looking for some international attention? NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.

I say there are and will be in the future. I personally don't want to see Alaska or a part of the USA hit with a missile when we could have prevented such an act.



That's it for now and I will work on updating this blog weekly or more often as time permits.