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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Rascal who wrote (63286)12/28/2002 4:38:37 PM
From: William B. Kohn  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
one significant aspect is that both the problems Iraq and N Korea pose different dynamics. N. Korea, offers us a border on the south from which we proably cannot invade, a neighbor on the North who may come to the aid of the N. Korea, and parties like Japan and Russia who cannot or willnot enter into the fray.

Strategically, we can do very little in N. Korea without the blessing of China and S. Korea at a minimum. The price for action against N. Korea, would be the abandonment of US interests and turning our back to a long standing committment we've made to the people of Taiwan. I do not believe that we can endanger these long time allies of the US to succumb to yet more blackmail by the communists in N Korea.

Better to do nothing and let them fall under their own weight. They cannot sustain themselves and that is my idea of the correct policy. Ignore them until they starve to death.

bill@foolmeonceshameonyoufoolmetwiceshameonme.com
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