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To: Dale Baker who wrote (3007)	7/23/2003 1:59:58 PM
From: tsigprofit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Dale - you are right - massive problem if we try to do anything. But - I don't think the military option is off the table. Consider: Scenario 1 - US War with N. Korea. We take out all known nuclear facilities by air attack. They retaliate against us and North Korea. Thousands die, but we take out their nuclear capability - and maybe their govt. Scenario 2 - It's 2010. N. Korea has between 50 and 100 nuclear missiles. They've again tested longer-range missiles. Have flown over Japan, and shot one 100 miles off the coast of San Francisco. They tell us - we want $ 500 billion in aid in the next year - or we lob one at Tokyo and your west coast cities. Or - they sell one for $ 1-2 billion to a terrorist. Checkmate. We can't allow it to get to this point, even if it means war - and tens of thousands of casualties, IMO. This one is much bigger than Iraq, and there is no easy way to play it.