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Iran has threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Israel said they will attack Iran in order to preserve it's existent even if it's against US's wishes.
North Korea has retracted it's treaty with South Korea and seems to be provoking the world to fight. They also seem to be "flaunting" their weapons, some theorize it's to advertise "nukes for sale to the highest bidder" with terrorist being the "target market". Furthermore, there's rumors that country is gravely struggling financially. I wonder if a war to be advantageous to them...Either they get more land, and/or suffer great losses, but ultimately less mouths to feed.
Also Pakistan, many experts believe that is where center of all terrorism stems from.
Obviously there's many other examples...
The question is would you choose to go to war with anyone else at this point and time? Or do you feel the economy and/or armed forces are too stressed?
Obama has it right....Talk!
If Talks fail and a Country threatens the peace and Existance of another Country then any sign of aggression should be met with a comparable or greater action, even if that action is outright War. The UK tried to appease Hitler but when he ignored our seriousness we went to war.
So YES......... Declaring a war should always be an option.
Do folks understand that real humans die in wars? War isn't a movie. You wont be seeing the dead in another movie. It must be the last resort not a general option.
Do folks understand that real humans die in wars? War isn't a movie. You wont be seeing the dead in another movie. It must be the last resort not a general option.
Some people don't get the idea of real death in war due to the video games of today that make war harmless.
Last time I checked, only a vote of Congress could declare war, though the President can ask Congress for a vote.
As far as if North Korea's current actions justify a declaration of war, I'd say no. Talk is cheap. Kidnapping American journalists and taking them prisoner is a low and odious action, but it doesn't justify an actual war. If they actually take an aggressive military action against the US ala Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, then that would be different. But Americans have been taken hostage in various countries the past and it didn't justify declaring war.
As much as I regret that these women were captured and are being used as political pawns, the best alternative at this point is to not give into NK's demands and try to handle the matter diplomatically. Giving into them only puts more people in danger because it encourages the taking of more hostages.
War is the last resort and not "hey they may have WMD's, so lets attack and start a pointless war to find out of they really have WMD's"
I hear too many people slamming Obama for wanting aggression to be the last resort. Aggression has not stopped the terrorist threat so Obama should be given a Chance to try something new. How many Iraqs do you want before people wake up and realise that NO terrorist has been defeated by war. The IRA were defeated with Talks not bloodshed.
As far as if North Korea's current actions justify a declaration of war, I'd say no. Talk is cheap. Kidnapping American journalists and taking them prisoner is a low and odious action, but it doesn't justify an actual war. If they actually take an aggressive military action against the US ala Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, then that would be different. But Americans have been taken hostage in various countries the past and it didn't justify declaring war.
We are still technically at war with North Korea, so the president could order attacks any time he wished, congress has no say one way or the other.
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