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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KLP who wrote (2526)	10/15/2000 1:40:51 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

North Korea is a poor shattered nation with some old Soviet era weapons. We have them checkmated already in South Korea. You are simply paranoid or something. North Korean soldiers only venture into South Korea looking for rice to eat. their people are starving and they have no more Soivet empire to support them. just like Cuba they are impoverishing and hanging on by a thread. totally isolated and without a hope or a prayer unless they open themselves up to the West and give it up. China wouldn't even come to their rescue now that we've given China free-trade status. way too much to lose to defend a lot cause. if they could launch a missile it couldn't go very far and the retaliation would destroy them very quickly. it would be just plain suicide. totally pointless. the only threats we face now are isolated terrorist attacks and ethnic tensions. doesn't mean we shouldn't have a strong military but definitely do not waste 400 billion on a useless non-functioning missile defence system. plus that tab would be put right on our national credit card. all new longterm debt. and higher interest debt if Bush gets elected with his inflationary tax-cut plans.

To: KLP who wrote (2526)	10/16/2000 12:38:51 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Well, I'm particularly worried about N. Korea lauching a biological attack against us... They, and anyone else who did so, would be subject to massive retaliation by US strategic forces. However, that said, the whole concept of MAD will one face the problem of a rogue nation that refuses to fall in line with the law of nations, a leadership faced with eventual downfall that decides to take everyone else with them... And having even a semi-capable anti-missile defense poses what amounts to an additional psychological deterrence. And most importantly, I think it will pave the way to what is really needed... a planetary defense system that is aimed at taking on wayward asteroids looking to collide with us. Some people call a NMD destabilizing, but I think it is just that much more assurance that national leaderships will think twice before attempting to attack us. And it provides an amazingly effective rationale for other nations to ally with us in order to enjoy the umbrella of that defense system. Regards, Ron