[shaggy eel]

No one wants to upset the trade applecart.

,,, no one wants to upset the trade deficit.

[Batrachian]

It's already upset, wouldn't you say? Besides, nuclear blackmail and terrorism is rather more important, IMO. We should have taken these nutjobs out when we had the chance, just like when Israel destroyed Iraqs reactor in 1981. That method worked quite well, but it only works before the enemy actually has the nukes. Now it's too late.

[monkeywrench]

Money is the bottom line. I feel like it's more of a , "whoever takes out kim-il, gets to pay to bring that country into this century" type deal than anything else. Noone wants to pick up that tab.