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To: Elroy who wrote (294088)	7/10/2006 10:46:38 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572507

"common sense tells me that knowledgeable North Koreans would like to be part of the normal world" Sure they would. What percentage of the population does this describe?

To: Elroy who wrote (294088)	7/10/2006 1:07:13 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572507

As for committing outside forces, I didn't say what the best method might be to remove Kim from power. Military force, as usual, would always be on the table, but there are probably plenty of non-military options to pursue before launching an attack. To what does kim owe this patient, non military treatment when saddam got no such privilege... Al

To: Elroy who wrote (294088)	7/10/2006 1:58:54 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572507

Elroy, Well if the descriptions one reads about North Korea in various papers are at all accurate, common sense tells me that knowledgeable North Koreans would like to be part of the normal world. One time there was this North Korean spy who infiltrated Seoul and filmed a propaganda video there. He claimed on the video that the South Korean population are tired of their leaders, that they want to reunite, that North Koreans should be encouraged by this news, yada yada yada. Unfortunately for the DPRK, the North Koreans did not pay any attention to what the spy was saying. Instead, they looked at all of the tall buildings in the background of the video, along with the cars and other familiarities of modern progress, and they wondered, "Why don't we have that?" Furthermore, Koreans run away to China at great risk to themselves and their families back home. That indicates something there is really wrong. There is a refugee crisis on the border between China and North Korea, but China refuses to acknowledge it. The U.N. cannot call attention to it because of China's influence, so the North Korean refugees there are living in a virtual no-man's land. Conditions there are absolutely horrid. Tenchusatsu

To: Elroy who wrote (294088)	7/15/2006 5:28:45 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572507

How do you know that anything but a minority of the North Koreans want to be liberated by outside forces? Because if they don't, then you are committing millions of troops for however many generations it takes for the population to realize they are better off liberated. Well if the descriptions one reads about North Korea in various papers are at all accurate, common sense tells me that knowledgeable North Koreans would like to be part of the normal world. Furthermore, Koreans run away to China at great risk to themselves and their families back home. That indicates something there is really wrong. We know things are not good in N. Korea so why don't the people revolt?