No matter if you’re a Democrat or Republican, Conservative or Liberal, one thing you have to agree on is this:
The ‘Beloved’ leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, needs to be put over our collective knee and have the living tar whipped out of him.
This suggestion comes after that cute, rotund little bundle of inbred intellect said on Tuesday that North Korea was going to end the cease fire that ended the Korean War. The government in Pyongyang threatened ‘surgical strikes’ in order to ‘unify’ the Korean peninsula.
Responding to the threat, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said that the UN would “tighten sanctions on the regime, with the goal of reining in Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.” Sanctions that North Korea has, thus far, chosen to ignore.
Sanctions, shmanctions. First of all, does anyone really believe that this immature, impetuous, mentally-challenged little pipsqueak is actually in charge of a men’s room urinal, let alone North Korea? This is a guy who was voted ‘sexiest man alive' (by the Onion, and the populace believed it), and has, according to government sources, even walked on the moon. Just a few days ago, North Korea, a highly-closed society, announced the birth of Un’s first child. How does one go from celebrating the birth of a child to threatening a nuclear holocaust? Perhaps he’s experiencing post-partum depression? Maybe Dennis Rodman’s recent visit and Un’s envy over the former NBA star’s various piercings and tattoos made him want to be more secure in his manhood?
Maybe he’s just nuts?
Regardless, nuclear weapons in the hands of an unstable, unpredictable government like that of North Korea is nothing to take lightly. And when that government threatens the balance of peace, with statements containing the words ‘surgical strikes,’ it’s past time to do a bit more than threaten additional sanctions, especially when they are coming from an organization like the UN, whose track record in enforcing said sanctions has been far less than stellar.
But just to humor the UN, let’s take a look at the proposed sanctions.
Ambassador Rice states that the sanctions “will significantly impede North Korea's ability to develop further its illicit nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The draft resolution targets for thefirst time the illicit activities of North Korean diplomats, the country's illicit banking relationships, and its illegal transfers of bulk, and adds new travel restrictions.”
Wow, yeah, that’ll teach ‘em. Travel restrictions. Bet that makes them shake in their hobnailed boots…uh…cardboard sandals. And ‘illicit activities of diplomats, and banking relationships?’ Isn’t that business as usual for almost any nation?
I guess the point that I’m trying to make is that North Korea is not losing sleep over having further sanctions leveled on it by an organization with the oxymoronic name like that of the ‘United Nations.’ We would be better off taking Un’s nuclear toys away from him, spanking his behind red, sending him to his room without any supper, and restricting the number of trips he can take to the moon in a given time period. If we're really lucky, he'll stay there.
I can dream, can’t I?
But in the real world, the UN will impose additional sanctions, North Korea will ignore them and continue its nuclear testing, Kim Jong Un will host ‘Saturday Night Live,’ and every single one of us will eventually wish that the UN had done more. The international community has got to take a stronger stance with this lunatic fringe regime, including, but not limited to, shutting off ALL aid and instituting blockades. And if they dare give the slightest hint of using those nuclear weapons...
Well, let my motto speak for itself.
Sic vis Pacem, Parabellum
By the way, I know the Latin, and exactly what it means.
Mr. Rodriguez, for example, goes so far to affirm the current North Korea agitprop. Despotic regime? You've been there yourself Mr. Rodriguez, and seen these things firsthand? No? Then why do parrot the party line? You are all dogs and the tail is wagging you. Wasn't so long ago that the USA was all for Iran developing Nuclear power under the approved despot Shah. http://www.payvand.com/news/06/oct/Shah-Nuclear-Plants.jpg A popular revolt replaces the US approved puppet and suddenly we have a "problem" with Iran's nuclear energy program. The USA is largely responsible for the global proliferation of nuclear weapons since the late 1940's. Nations around the world saw the USA as a vile threat, willing and able to drop nuclear weapons onto civilian populations. Kim Jong Un's father saw the lesson of Saddam Hussein, that is, a nation without nuclear weapons stood no chance against US hegemony. That is why NK has proceeded to develop Nuclear Weapons. There are two sides to every coin. People, get over the brainwishing and think. Use your frontal lobes at least once in a while. It'll do you good....
With regard to North Korea, my point was that maybe Kim Jong Un is thinking "Si vis pacem, para bellum".
North Korea under Un and his father is a radical regime and cannot be trusted to show restraint. True maybe it's nothing more than "rattling the sabre," but it's still a cause for concern.
The post WWII developed world was largely up for grabs between the US and its allies and the Soviets and the struggle for influence between the 2 has driven multiple conflicts since WWII. My point is that you can't lump the expansion of nuclear weaponry solely onto the US's shoulders. Take note that other countries, such as France, the UK and China are also nuclear powers, along with India and, I believe, Pakistan. The 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council have that status in part based on their status as having nuclear weapon. Take further note that South Korea is presently one of the 10 member countries with a 2 year membership on the Security Council, no doubt a great irritation to North Korea. All in all, NK hasn't the resources to conduct any meaningful or prolonged war with anyone. As for how the US was viewed, post WWII there were milions and millions of Europeans and Asians (Chinese) thankful that the US did fight and win that War on 2 fronts.
The answer is that although you may not like it, you neighbor has every right to be a big tough guy too. He has every right to defend his house as he sees fit as long as he doesn't hurt or threaten (a real threat, not imagined) anyone else. Just because we've been the strongest guy on the block doesn't mean we have the moral high ground to push everybody else around and when the rest of the world hates us for doing just that, don't ask yourself why. Finally, everyone needs to ask the question what is it that has made us the toughest guy on the block for about 200 years? No, it hasn't been our military. Crazy talk? No, you can't have a strong military unless you have the greenbacks and technology to finance and create it in the first place. Our best defense is a STRONG FREE MARKET ECONOMY. As an added benefit, the stronger our economy and the more friends we trade with, the less likely we are to engage in conflicts.
how long has this been winding up? 1 year? 2 years? 5 years? and still we continue to hammer N Korea with economic strategy that apparently only gets them more pissed off and more determined to strike back. and from the propoganda we get in the USA and the propoganda the N Koreans get from their own fearless leaders, its no wonder. yes, i said it, propoganda, THAT word. call me paranoid, fine with me. after the last few debacles we engaged in, i'm treating much of anything spewed from Washington DC as just that. (Stephanopolous included!) Benghazi mess left me wincing, seriously at our capacity to safeguard even our own members of state. Our own citizens no less. so wtf IS going on? some religious nit gets it in their head that when anyone in some foreign country is abused by one of their own, and suddenly WE (the great saviors) have to rush in and 'teach those mean people' a lesson? for gd sakes, look around the USA, theres plenty to do here!