Posted by TLR “Taking on Iran is basically up to Israel. As for N. Korea, S. Korea and Japan would have to take care of it. China loves status quo in N. Korea.”
I know where you are comming from, but unless China, Europe and others back up Isreals, SK, and Japans play, that is a recipie for WW3. China is the major player when it comes to Kim - and at this time, this late in the game, they need to seriously consider if doing nothing will hurt them in the long run.
The Middle East question is far more complex, but the same laws apply, if Isreal is forced to stand alone, I see nothing but bad happening.
I’m trying to be a ‘glass is half full’ kinda guy, because the alternative is WW3. I’m hopefull that world leaders will put pressure on rogue sates.
Remember China is the one which back genocidal Khmer Rouge for a long time because they want to check Viet Nam.
They will pay for this sorry mess. They have been pushing around everybody in the neighborhood to get along with their idea. Then turn around and say that since nobody objects, there is no reason China pushes its agenda. In the mean time, Chia Head got his hands in Chicom's balls, and twist them everytime Chicom hesitates.
These sorry a**es are about to be sucked into a mega economic implosion of their own creation. The foundation of their regimes would be shaken to the core.
which won't give up their little gains, even if the world goes to hell basket.
U.S.'s petty interests --> bailing out banks, tending to liberal constituencies, sticking to multicultural PC agenda
EU's petty interests --> the same as U.S. except that they have bigger economic crisis, it appears
China's petty interests --> urge to play overlord prematurely, ridiculous obsession with territorial expansion.