Posted on 01/11/2003 10:05:48 AM PST by drypowder
Are we being threatened?
OK, so we read the nasty news to find that North Korea withdraws from the nuclear treaty group that they didn’t abide by to begin with…I see no loss there. But then it’s inferred that if we don’t give them economic assistance or if we put sanctions on them…that could result in a declaration of war? My response to that would be: “OK, and so you’re going where with this?” We have dumped so much money into these communist nations already, in an effort to show good will and faith and all, and not one of them….or any other country we have helped financially, has ever paid us back a dime or shown any appreciation. No wonder we are over-drawn in the big check book. Are we their life-line? Can they not make it without us? And when we say we may take away their weekly allowance (through sanctions), they threaten to kick our ass? I don’t think so, and it wouldn’t be in their best interest to even go there. I think they know that too, because in the same article it stated that ‘they are willing to talk to Washington, to end the escalating crisis’. Can we say ‘bite the hand that helps feeds you’ (in a sense)? If they were as powerful as they thought they were, then why worry about us anyway? Oh yeah, they tried to kick our butts once before when my dad was a young man. Didn’t work then and won’t work now. Call your shot as far as I’m concerned, the odds are not in your favor! I guess you either love us or hate us if you’re another country, or a whining bleeding heart who wants to have a group hug with all the evil in this world rather than protect what is ours and what is right as we know it to be in our country. I am not an advocate of war in any means. I don’t want to lose my children or loved ones or any other person who is willing to fight to protect what we have or what someone else feels they have in their country. But neither am I an advocate of those who bitch and moan about the way we do things, and don’t have a workable resolution to what they are whining about. But until someone takes a hold of the reigns and works their stuff to the better of all and comes up with a solid plan, I will stand up and defend what I don’t wish to lose, and if that calls for some sacrificing, then that is the way it has to be. Nothing comes without cost of some sort. I do not, nor will I ever forgive those who had a hand in 9-1-1, nor anyone else who takes or destroys a way of life through hatred and intended violence. Do I think we would win a war against anyone? It’s like any athletic or board game…you won’t know until the game is over. Some games take muscle and others take intelligence and making the right moves at the right time, and some take both. That’s why it’s called a “battle”. And in any battle, no one is just going to sit back and let someone beat the hell out of them without trying to at least defend themselves. I guess the only other question I would have, is: Are we so dependent on other countries for our well-being, that we fear losing what we get from them? That’s a possibility! We do have oil under our ground, we can make or grow all that we need to survive on, provided that some of our own able-bodied lazy money-suckers get off their ‘give me something for nothing’ rear-ends, and work. Our relatives did it once…and we can do it too. We could probably put just about every man and woman in our own country to work and improve our economy if we depended on our self…and still have a wonderful life. And probably cheaper too. Even in business you very seldom save anything when you ‘out-source’ services. As long as this old world stays in-tact, there will always be world wars of some sort, even after we are all gone and the new crew takes our places. Do we stand up for what we believe in, or do we give in to that which may eventually turn even the USA into a third world country? It’s all about a “team” effort and working together. Oh, I’m sorry…that’s a concept for success. What was I thinking?
Patrick Fisher Napa, CA.
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I don't agree that the axis of evil speech was a disaster. For the first time in many many years a president said it like it was. This was needed. There had been too much pussyfooting around, saying everything except the truth.
The speech did NOT threaten North Korea. It identified a situation that has since been proven to be correct.
North Korea broke its 1994 agreements within months. It was all a sham and North Korea has been developing threats ever since. They have even threatened to nuke the US.
Sometimes identifying a situation is the first step to handling it.
Bill Richardson does not represent the United States, and is and was a traitor of our country. Surprise, surprise that the North Koreans would race over to see him as their agency for parley.
They are reaping highly enriched uranium. Wonder where they will sow it? Of course NK is nothing like Iraq. All they need is a stern talking to and everything will be fine.
Regards
J.R.
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