> So how does not waiving verification of their potential > weapons program enhance US security?
It doesn't. Neocon passions (and stupidity) begin and end with the ME. The chances of them sending troops into Korea or SE Asia again are less then nil - and all the players know it. They don't have enough manpower for their ME crusade as it is, not to mention having been badly burned with the last two wars over there. This is exactly where lack of honest debate on the real reasons for the ME invasion hurts us the most, because the stated (fake) reasons for that invasion, when applied to Korea, are at least a complete match, thus one would expect an identical if not more forceful response to this 'threat' as that one. They're on the verge of attacking Iran now because Iran *may* have nukes in some number of years - while Korea has been ranting about them all along, and has now proven they have them. By their own 'threat' standard, Korea should be evil # 1. Kim Jong knows this and he's flaunting it. They could attack Korea from the sea and air, such attacks are great at destroying facilities and killing civilians, but as been proven time and time again, any war boils down to troops on the ground. For this reason they wouldn't touch Korea, unless of course it's to annihilate the entire country, which I wouldn't put past them, but don't think that's on the horizon. So they'll throw money and then run for the cover of the UN on this one. Trouble is that they can't pick and choose when they will use the UN because the UN isn't stupid and will hedge at least, refuse at most, to be used in this fashion. Not that it has to be all or nothing with the UN, but that it has to be honest, a virtue that never saw the light of day in the ME, and it's the lack of honesty that has diminished our position and stature the world over. As this story shows, they're trying what they think is a middle-of-the-road approach - to buy out this enemy by throwing money at them. That may buy a little time, but that's about it. This Korean thing may seem to have popped up out of nowhere, but if it weren't Korea it would be something else. The operative psychology is that when Yin rises, Yang will rise to the challenge. It's human nature. This is why aggressive empires always fail, there is always a complimentary response, even if it takes a long time to build up. At risk of sounding corny, someone has to say something that's plain and evident: the alternative, to approach world (and internal!) affairs not with fraud, deceit and aggression, but with honesty, justice and respect based on a spirit of love and charity, will keep evil at bay, because evil is darkness and repels people. Evil (by virtue of being an opposite) will always exist, and will even put on a pretty dress up and pretend to be something else, but all the makeup in the world can't mask the void underneath. The illusion that they are spreading freedom and democracy is just that, because people want to be free, and left to their own devices and with good examples to follow, those living under oppression will eventually find their own way. But this is besides the point, because the invasion of the ME was never about spreading freedom and democracy anyway. That was just an illusion, the sales job. The real mission was to establish authority. Proof is that there are several democratically elected people in the ME they don't like, so they'll get rid of them until they get one they do like. It that democracy, or something else altogether? The American people are good people, but we've been duped into being hosts for murders and plunderers, one cannot be honest and count the destruction of a country and the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people as anything less then an act of evil. We all know, or should know, that just because they don't parade the terror of it all on TV, it's all too real to those involved. There are people in loonie bins today for having served what they thought were good intentions, only to discover the difference between TV, politics and reality. That is, they were duped, and it ruined their lives. If for anyone, I speak for them. To further neocon interests (specifically the pursuit of authority in the ME), they're fixing to push buttons and teach Iran a lesson, but Korea popped up as a wild card. Because they don't have any interest in Asia, they wish Korea would just go away, and if it means throwing lots of (our) money at them, they'll do that. If it means losing respect, they'll do that too. The sad truth is that they will do anything it takes to further the crusade they've actually launched in the ME, and the rest of the world, including us, be damned. This Korean episode illustrates why that invasion was fundamentally flawed. That it took this to bring it out is insult to injury, but certainly not a mystery. Bill > > -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
