the entire world is losing. gummy bears (*edited by moderator to aleviate stress to other members)** shouldn't exist. nobody should have them. it's the sickest kind of hypocrisy.
** i used blue because it's soothing. - sprite
Wouldn't you rather have a nice cup of tea?
This thread is stressing me out. Could we replace the words "gummy bears" with "gummy bears," please?
Don't believe everything that you read.
Kim only got this far because the rest of the world let him. Isn't it safe to say that he should be stopped from supplying Iran or anyone else with nuclear weapons, at all costs?
I wasn't saying the rest of the world is punishing them, nor that the US is the leading party in imposing sanctions on North Korea. I said that that is how Kim and his predecessors have used the economic measures against NK and the military cooperation of the US with SK in their propaganda, which is a large part of what helps them repress their people and has kept them in the saddle.
Of course it would be better if he wasn't a dictator and if he didn't have nuclear weapons and the missiles needed to deploy them. There is however only so much the world can do against a regime without actually invading on their territory. Doing that in North Korea was never a real option, because it would immediately draw China and South Korea into a conflict that has the potential to quickly escalate into an all out war between two superpowers. And that too, is too high a price to pay because let's face it, Iran doesn't need Kim. If they really want to build a bomb, they can. Terrorists don't need North Korea to build a simple nuclear device that could wipe out a city centre either. All they need is enough uranium or plutonium and the internet.
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Hey... pssst.... that's an l (as in luscious) at the end of my name, not an i Sorry, P. Sure read like that to me, but I can see what you mean now. Well that was 5 mins of my life wasted.
North Korea is a lesson on taking care of things BEFORE they are a REAL problem
So - does anyone here agree that *gummy bears* shouldn't be allowed for ANY country? I just don't fancy the idea of blowing up millions of people.
We may not have much, if any, choice in accepting North Korea as a nuclear state. Like it or not, any state that really wants nuclear weapons can have them. After all, nukes and effective missiles are a state of the art 1945 technology. North Korea seems willing to pay a terrible price for having nuclear weapons. Will the brandish them with good judgement? Well, that remains to be seen and I have my doubts, as I have considerable doubts of the judgement and maturity of Donald Trump.
Still, the last thing we should expect is a direct North Korean attack. They know that would be suicidal, in fact, they are very well aware that they have fallen militarily well behind South Korea. They are a regime whose existence depends upon a narrative of constant threat and sacrifice, so doing the right thing for their people necessarily requires admitting that narrative is a lie. So they bluster. The key to dealing with this is seeing their bluster for what it is without forgetting they do not see the world at all as we do or understand our way of thinking. That does make their judgement . . . ahem, problematic. Right now I'm even more worried about our judgement, because Trump feels he cannot be seen to lose face because he might lose face.
please anyplace but Australia … I have 8 more months on my lush membership.
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Can somebody please give one possible reason why North Korea would send nuclear missiles to Australia?
Don't have any against missiles. Perhaps the new US bases in the Northern Territory do. Hope so. Poor NZ hasn't got even that.
