N. Korea Fires Four Short-Range Missiles

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by Solomon

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 19:47

This article shows a sample of the corruption network North Korea has
available to sell weapons... (also to our immediate neighbors!) And China is blinding their eyes to all of this?

Our US sanction guy, Philip Goldberg, went over to China a couple of days ago and asked China "HOW COME?" Now he's going over to
the Malaysians capital to find out "HOW COME?" And why isn't he going to
Myanmar (Burma)?

And why does the US sanction guy have to do it all? Where is the United
Nations on this? Don't they know that this is majorly serious!?!?!?
I guess the UN Secretary General is going to Myanmar this week, but weapons purchasing from NK doesn’t seem to be on the agenda. Why not? The news said the Secretary General is more interested in Myanmar unrest that makes them want to get weapons. Well, just over the Thai border is a pile of cash that will take any unused equipment off of their hands if the unrest stops. Why waste a lucrative
route already in place?

If the world would behave itself, North Korea would be compelled to
go back to the talking table out of absolute necessity.

And then, the grand announcement, Malaysia recently said they will
push ahead full throttle to acquire domestic nuclear power generating
capabilities. Oh my goodness. They have in the waters just north
more oil than Kuwait! Something tells me they really aren't too interested
in making electricity. Electricity is a garnish.

Originally Posted by WalterK

It not even a question. Iran and N. Korea both grew balls with the administration change. The thing that settles me though is the fact that we can really just laugh at them with this little power play both countries are doing and hope that choking their money supply will get them to play ball. Neither country poses any actual military threat. If N. Korea launch an IBCM with a nuke attached to it, it wouldn't get half way across the Pacific before being shot down, nor would there be a N. Korea left to watch it get shot down. Obama is a pretty big sally on the foreign policy arena with his ideology that apologizing to everyone will somehow earn their respect, but I don't believe for a second he would be willing to go down in history as the President that let our country get nuked by some morons.

[Huckleberry3911948]

last time i looked korea is on eastern side of asia. looks like an asian issue to me,
china is 2nd largest kid on the block and 75% of all their biz, i think china is up to dealing with them. more and more i like mr obama, you can bet if the crowd is yelling jump jump its the wrong move.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by CharlottePirateFan

That's nothing. Holla at me when they throw an 8-roper.

You'll be the first to know...but give me a yell too....LOL...

[chielgirl]

Isn't N. Korea a sovereign nation?
Who is the US to tell other countries what they can or cannot do?
Oh, only those we want to have weapons can have weapons?
That's malarkey.

[brokensky]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Isn't N. Korea a sovereign nation?
Who is the US to tell other countries what they can or cannot do?
Oh, only those we want to have weapons can have weapons?
That's malarkey.

I have to agree that this should be an issue for the countries surrounding N. Korea. I do think they pose a threat to us, but that is b/c we are planted in the DMZ.

I don't know why we still have 36,000 or so soldiers in the DMZ. Never have understood that. Why do we have to be S. Korea's watchdog? S. Korea basically hates us, too.

If we left the DMZ - just think. All those soldiers could come home and then do duty protecting our national borders. Seems like that would reduce the "threat level" more than having us stationed on the S. Korean border.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Isn't N. Korea a sovereign nation?
Who is the US to tell other countries what they can or cannot do?
Oh, only those we want to have weapons can have weapons?
That's malarkey.

OMG....I haven't heard "malarkey", since my mom died....she would always say so and so is full of malarkey....funny.

[chielgirl]

Our sainted Irish moms?!

[BigJon3475]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Isn't N. Korea a sovereign nation?
Who is the US to tell other countries what they can or cannot do?
Oh, only those we want to have weapons can have weapons?
That's malarkey.

That stance has been virtually criminal over the past century. It allowed literally 150,000,000 people to be murdered or starved to death in labor camps. I guess everyone has opinions though.

[Frank_Carbonni]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Oh, only those we want to have weapons can have weapons?

Absolutely.

It is stupid to let those who consider you an enemy have weapons that can kill millions of your citizens. It makes sense.