Debate on North Korea.

[Thermodyne]

Debate on North Korea.

I think this problem deserves its own thread. It is equally as serious as Iraq, just not as easily solvable. The north has the bomb, and the country is a very small place. It would be like having a hand grenade battle in a phone booth. Everyone would loose. In any war, the south would be badly damaged, and the north would never allow us ½ a year to build up our forces. So what to do? Personally I feel that this has to be handled with diplomacy, and if the new leaders of China want it to end, it will. If (I said if) we go to war in Korea, it would be much like the Last war, but perhaps with out the help that was given to the NK’s Last time. We should remember that it was a Soviet gambit that caused the war, China was very unhappy about it. And the Chicom direct involvement destabilized their government and led to a cooling of relations with the USSR. This cooling resulted in a shooting war some years later. Today, American air power would carry the war, but not save the south from being destroyed. If the north used a nuke, then we would be closer to the beginning of the end than ever before. Personally, I think this is a job for the Chicoms. It is their client and their front yard. They are best positioned to handle the situation. Also it is time for the south to provide for their own defense.