You mean, of course, it must have been a slip of your tongue... ole 'Axis of Evil' Bush.
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...did not mention that North Korea is believed to have one or two nuclear bombs. Nor did he note that North Korean leaders could produce several more nuclear bombs in a matter of months if they carry out their threat to restart the Pyongyang nuclear program.
>>> Guess loose nukes aren't as interesting as oil....
>>> Realistically, I believe the focus on invading Iraq is because Iraq is 'low hanging fruit', easy pickings, and has LOTS of oil.
>>> North Korea, on the other hand, is a tough nut to crack. Any US attack would likely result in disaster for the South Korean capital - within easy weapon range for the North - and hundreds of billions in damage... hundreds of thousands dead... and attacks on Japan.
>>> Major bad Mojo all around... and not a drop of oil in sight, only a crumbling 1950's style 'heavy industry' economy and a starving population to take care of afterwards.
>>> So, despite all the manipulative PR floating around, it's not primarily the Iraqi 'risk', not the lack of risk from North Korea, not a benevolent desire to bless the middle east with a western-leaning coalition government... it's low hanging fruit, and a favorable risk/reward ratio. |
