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Posted on 06/26/2005 5:32:32 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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[Exclusive] AEI, Influential to Bush Admin., Proposes 'Ending Alliance with S. Korea'
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| American Enterprise Institute... If N. Korea refuses to return to 6-party talk, it recommends a preemptive strike. It is confirmed that S. Korean government is anti-American...argues for the withdrawal of American troops |
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The July-August issue of 'The American Enterprise,' a bimonthly AEI magazine featured the Current Issue Highlights, 'Nip It Now: Avoiding a nightmare in N. Korea,' in which its five senior research fellows, including James Lilly, the former U.S. Ambassador to S. Korea, and Nicholas Eberstadt, proposed the solution to N. Korean problem from Neocon perspective, in the form of policy recommendations for S. Korea-U.S. alliance and N. Korean nuclear problem.
This push from AEI could reflect that hawks in U.S. make it official that they are preparing for the response to N. Korean refusal to return to 6-party talk and its nuclear armament.
Writing on S. Korea-U.S. alliance, Daniel Kennelly, the Editor of American Interest, started with the title, 'It is Time for Amicable Divorce from S. Korea,' and proposed the end of the alliance, by arguing, "The current S. Korea-U.S. alliance has become a diplomatic straight jacket. S. Korea opposes any military action against N. Korea."
He says, "S. Koreans should be responsible for S. Korean defense," arguing for the withdrawal of American troops in S. Korea, and goes on to say, "With realignment of American forces and creative diplomacy, we should find military options to cope with all possible contingencies."
Gordon Cucullu, a former DoD official, outlined a military strike plan against N. Korea, by arguing, "N. Korean has outdated military system and strategy, and their troop morale is highly suspect. After a couple of weeks, N. Korean military will be completely wasted away. Since China is expected to stay neutral, and S. Korean alone could defeat N. Korea in a war, with some luck and determination, we could have a long-awaited moment of another liberation looming over the horizon, as we have had in Afghanistan and Iraq."
Victor Hanson, a military historian at Hoover Institute of Stanford University, argued, "If N. Korea tests nuclear-tipped missiles, U.S. can launch a preemptive strike, followed by a blockade against N. Korea, which would end Kim Jong-il regime."
Senior research fellow Eberstadt argues, "The inner circle of S. Korean government has turned out to be unforgivably anti-American, and S. Korea is now a run-away ally. Diplomacy will fail to solve N. Korean problem. We have to prepare for tough sanctions and military options."
Senior research fellow Lilly also urged the independent American policy against N. Korea, saying, "Do not rely on China and S. Korea."
Kuk Ki-yon, reporting from Washington D.C.
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I hope some of you can check the following link to 'The American Enterprise.' Somehow it is down for a while. I want to find out if this is due to the problem at the source website or my connection problem.
"If N. Korea tests nuclear-tipped missiles, U.S. can launch a preemptive strike, followed by a blockade against N. Korea, which would end Kim Jong-il regime."
Good.
It will not load for me as well, right now.
"Connection refused"
BTW, I find the article's thesis interesting: Let the ungrateful Leftists in South Korea go their own way and concentrate (with a free-hand) on Kimmy-Kim.
Just when Hyundai was starting to get their act together.
AE is holding a big world conference in Colorado now.(Cheney, among others is/was supposedly there)
I don't know if that has anything to do with the problem or not.
Oh, sure, that'll work -- Fat Teddy, Shrillery, Hollyweird, Kooks on Kampuses, the MSM -- they'll be on board for that. LOL
You think the hippies are screeching now?
Having said that, I don't have a solution that's any better. I honestly think we need to solve some "traitor" problems here in the US -- and do it quickly.
You are correct. There are people, Hillary, most visibly, who have the purpose of destroying this nation. They were educated in Marxist Leninism. They never renounced their early beliefs. They seek power over all you have and all your thoughts.
Also, not all of these people are Leftists. There are the Republicans who want the same thing, only with more deodorant and less sex.
It is a move that will get us out of stalemate. Iran and Korea know we are tied down.
We must end the war with them, esepcially Iran, before they can build a true nuclear arsenal, even if they already have a few bombs.
I agree with only half of the AEI report.
It might be time we took our troops out of S. Korea and reduced our "security guarantees" for them as well.
However, the second part should be to encourage and aid S. Korea and Japan to start establishing their own Nuke deterrant. They key here is "encourage" and "start". I believe that path will not have to proceed to "production" before it gets results.
The North is not developing Nukes to use them, they know their use would be suicidal and the one and only thing that Kim Jong Il wants to do is survive. They are developing them for their value in international political blackmail and that blackmail is directed mostly at the south.
Let Japan and S. Korea call their bluff and let's (US) push them (Japan and SKorea) into a position (loss of U.S. security blanket) where they will be more inclined to call the bluff.
A nuke armed Japan and S.Korea is the last thing the Chi-coms want.
With Japan and S.Korea prepared to go nuclear, the North's blackmail ability is greatly reduced and the suicidal nature of their Nukes is manifestly clear.
China will be pressed by those events to end its support for the north.
The north will collapse.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiigghhhhtt...
This is in essence a threat, not a bluff. If S. Korea and China fold due to this pronouncement, that is good. However, if they don't, it will be followed through.
I am not sure if U.S. is ready for encouraging S. Korea and Japan to go nuclear 'now,' even if that remain as a viable path when things further deteriorate.
With U.S. recruiting Viet Nam and India against China, China must be feeling real pressure by now.
A good compromise would be to encourage Japan, and leave the ungrateful South Koreans to their own devices. May be a decade or so in a "Glorious Labor Camp and Reeducation Facility" run by the Glorious Leader, Kimmy-Kim will lead to a change in their selfish anti-Americanism.
One would imagine there exists somewhere in the bowels of DC, a plan that covers going it alone if necessary.
I agree.
So you are OK with "Republicans" who went in the tank on the eminent domain case due to pressure from real estate developers?
"If N. Korea tests nuclear-tipped missiles, U.S. can launch a preemptive strike, followed by a blockade against N. Korea, which would end Kim Jong-il regime."
North Korea would unleash everything it had, figuring it had nothing to lose. It's not exactly like Iraq.
"A good compromise would be to encourage Japan, and leave the ungrateful South Koreans to their own devices"
While there are indeed many ungrateful people there, the older ones have not forgotten. It's too strategic of an area to abandon the South. The last time we did that, a little conflict happened.
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