Yesterday North Korea declared that the sanctions imposed by the United Nations aimed at punishing Kim Jong Il (or the "midget" as some refer to him) for testing a nuclear device amount to a declaration of war. They further stated that they won't cave in to the pressures because now they are a nuclear power.
They claim that they want peace but are not afraid of war, and will deal merciless blows against anyone they consider to be threatening their sovereignty. Hmmm, they are starting to sound like Islamofascists to me.
Though China has been North Korea's few allies, relations between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are frayed as a result of North Korea's tests and nuclear blast, as well as the leader of North Korea acting like a petulant child.
The Chinese recommends that we resolve the situation through dialogue and consultation.
Obviously talking doesn't accomplish jack! North Korea could care less about sanctions or rough talk. The leadership doesn't care if the populace is dying from starvation. Pyongyang is playing the part of a kid that just realized he's able to make a fist, and now they want to try out their new found skill. That's it. North Korea is a child taking swings at other kids just to see if they can get away with it.
Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State, states that North Korea is preparing for another test, and that they should pay a high price for their reckless behavior. I agree, but our political elite, even the Republicans, are too afraid to stir the hornet's nest. They believe the rhetoric. They fear the public outcry.
Reagan would have blasted them already.
The midget thinks he can get away with this behavior simply because he's seen the U.N. in action. They are not the pushover (militarily) that Iraq was, and he's relying on that to get away with further development of his nukes. Hopefully, China will make him realize the utter stupidity of what he's doing. If not, we're going to have to smack him down.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if military confrontation would be wise at this point. I think tightening the screws might work. Kim Il Jong depends on the largesse he distributes among his elite military leaders and if the UN Resolution does not allow those luxury goods to enter NoKo, we might see a weakening of allegiance. There has been talk of his loyal base faultering a bit... I'd like to see covert operations work it.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I would like to see a group of messages sent at Mach 2, I think an external shutdown of goods and a covert operation would yield better long term results. We (the world community) had better react united and quickly. Detante sucks!!
ReplyDeletePerhaps I am hasty in wanting to take action . . . it's just I remember when Reagan went into Libya when they were a threat, and it diffused the situation and won the world's respect all at the same time. and you're right, detente sucks.
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