Korea, Problem or Opportunity?
From Yahoo:
"SEOUL, South Korea – The U.S. and South Korea put their military forces on high alert Thursday after North Korea renounced the truce keeping the peace between the two Koreas since 1953. The North also accused the U.S. of preparing to attack the isolated communist country in the wake of its second nuclear bomb test, and warned it would retaliate to any hostility with "merciless" and dangerous ferocity."
I'm going to make a couple of cheap predictions here.
First, it won't be more than a few hours before we see right wingers like Cheney egging the North Koreans on, still foolishly refusing to grasp the fact that, finally, an adult is in the White House.
Second, Kim Jong Il may be the butt of world wide jokes because of his behavior, but he is not as stupid as the Republicans. He knows what will happen if he tries to attack the U. S. He won't go there.
Third, as I alluded to above, Barack Obama is going to prove once again that he is no George W. Bush. If there is a need to act, he will attack the right country with the right degree of force, with worldwide approval, and ultimate victory.
We'll see.
Update: Stuart Whatley, at Huffington Post makes a similar point, in much more temperate language. It's worth a look.
"SEOUL, South Korea – The U.S. and South Korea put their military forces on high alert Thursday after North Korea renounced the truce keeping the peace between the two Koreas since 1953. The North also accused the U.S. of preparing to attack the isolated communist country in the wake of its second nuclear bomb test, and warned it would retaliate to any hostility with "merciless" and dangerous ferocity."
I'm going to make a couple of cheap predictions here.
First, it won't be more than a few hours before we see right wingers like Cheney egging the North Koreans on, still foolishly refusing to grasp the fact that, finally, an adult is in the White House.
Second, Kim Jong Il may be the butt of world wide jokes because of his behavior, but he is not as stupid as the Republicans. He knows what will happen if he tries to attack the U. S. He won't go there.
Third, as I alluded to above, Barack Obama is going to prove once again that he is no George W. Bush. If there is a need to act, he will attack the right country with the right degree of force, with worldwide approval, and ultimate victory.
We'll see.
Update: Stuart Whatley, at Huffington Post makes a similar point, in much more temperate language. It's worth a look.
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