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Loose talk about war with North Korea is irresponsible
Washington Post ^ | December 25, 2017 | John R. Kasich

Posted on 12/26/2017 11:53:41 AM PST by C19fan

With tensions continuing to build between the United States and North Korea, there’s growing talk by politicians and TV pundits that we are on the brink of war. In truth, we shouldn’t be anywhere close.

This increasingly hot war of words — including loose talk about the probability of war — does nothing to bring us closer to where we need to be on North Korea, especially when military options short of war remain on the table. In fact, with millions of lives at stake, waging a war of words is a distraction from the serious task at hand. Any kind of war — especially nuclear war — should not be an option until all other options are exhausted. And, in the case of North Korea, there are several roads not yet taken.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Ohio; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axisofevil; betamale; districtofcolumbia; johnkasich; kasich; korea; loser; mailman; mydadwasamailman; northkorea; nuclear; ohio; soyboy; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: C19fan

...says the guy who cuts his own hair with a Flobee


21 posted on 12/26/2017 12:18:17 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: C19fan
Allowing NK to get nukes in the first place, when we had several decades to prevent it, is/was irresponsible - and put America and the world at risk. In reality, Trump is the first President to have actually taken an appropriate stand on this issue.

This site/link contains a good timeline of the multiple ineffective attempts to stop North Korean acquisition of nuclear weapons:

https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron

It's actually chilling, and unbelievable to see in summary how feckless we've been in dealing with North Korea.

22 posted on 12/26/2017 12:18:40 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: C19fan

[ Loose talk about war with North Korea is irresponsible ]

Therefore, tight talk is totally responsible.


23 posted on 12/26/2017 12:20:31 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

If it’s so irresponsible to bring it up, then why is the Washington Post bringing it up?


24 posted on 12/26/2017 12:20:37 PM PST by TaxPayer2000 ("We are Nation of Citizens; We are Not a Nation of Immigrants" - - Steve Bannon)
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To: C19fan
[John R. Kasich ] - +30 Wolf Blitzer


25 posted on 12/26/2017 12:22:34 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

There are several people who, while they were in Congress or were still rising to leadership posts, were absolutely admired and respected by conservatives. Then, once they reached leadership and/or their public profiles were raised, they revealed themselves to be chameleons, just actors playing the part of a conservative. We have been fooled too many times. Kasich, Paul Ryan, Scarborough, Sessions, and numerous others have deeply disappointed us. Kasich, in particular, is profoundly disgusting. Somehow we must improve our ability to discern the frauds from the genuine article.


26 posted on 12/26/2017 12:22:41 PM PST by Avalon Memories (The question about.out fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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To: C19fan

What an idiot.


27 posted on 12/26/2017 12:23:57 PM PST by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: EagleUSA

He’s a Republican National Committee stable hand. He says whatever is in the interest of the private corporation called the Republican National Committee.

The private corporations RNC and DNC control the majority of federal politicians. Getting these corporations out of the political and electoral process should be a high priority for all people of integrity.


28 posted on 12/26/2017 12:25:01 PM PST by Justa
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To: SaveFerris

lol to that gif, captures Kasich perfectly


29 posted on 12/26/2017 12:26:36 PM PST by Avalon Memories (The question about.out fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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To: C19fan

30 posted on 12/26/2017 12:27:40 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: C19fan
I read this passage: "...First, North Korea is not, as some claim, “sanctioned-out.” We are nowhere near to applying the same type of restraints on North Korea that were successful in bringing Iran to the negotiating table..."

Ah, yes. The "successful" Iran Treaty. We will free up billions of frozen funds, drop international sanctions, plus deliver billions of dollars of pallets of cash (because, in their words, it was so much easier to deal with them that way) in exchange for opening up their facilities for inspectors, and a "promise" not to make nuclear weapons.

Well, isn't that just fine and dandy. Who WOULDN'T agree to that?

Except we don't have free access to their facilities to inspect.

And look at that successful treaty with North Korea that ended up with Madeline Albright clinking glasses with Kim Jong Il after agreeing to give them about $10 million in oil, plus food, sanctions, and oh yes, two nuclear reactors.

I wouldn't mind that liberals are deranged (and Kasich is one of them with an "R" after his name) except that when they make choices that take them down, we will all go down with them.

31 posted on 12/26/2017 12:28:14 PM PST by rlmorel (Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: Avalon Memories

I always have to cheer when Kasich hits +30 and achieves the Wolf Blitzer level!!!


32 posted on 12/26/2017 12:35:07 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: C19fan

L’ll kim agrees.


33 posted on 12/26/2017 12:36:34 PM PST by onedoug
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To: C19fan; All

Wake me up when this asshole negotiates deals putting a billion dollars on his balance sheet.


34 posted on 12/26/2017 12:46:24 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: KC_Lion

Too bad his father wasn’t sterile or gay.


35 posted on 12/26/2017 12:48:10 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: C19fan

Sure, let ‘em launch a few ballistic missiles, they’re just bluffing and everyone knows it! Besides, they have to keep us capitalist imperialist aggressors at bay! /sarcasm


36 posted on 12/26/2017 12:52:13 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: C19fan

1930’s Kasich: Hitler’s an OK chap!


37 posted on 12/26/2017 1:09:18 PM PST by JohnyBoy (The GOP Senate is intentionally trying to lose the majority.)
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To: C19fan

Kasich is dope. For years, the North Koreans repeatedly threatened war against the US and, due to soft, pleading talk and feckless US diplomacy, were permitted to develop their nuclear and ballistic missile capacity. Trump’s strong talk against North Korea was necessary in order to restore the credibility of US warnings with China, Russia, the UN, and the North Korean elite.


38 posted on 12/26/2017 1:26:30 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: C19fan

This is when a policy wonk attempts to sound presidential.


39 posted on 12/26/2017 1:33:26 PM PST by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: rbg81
Clearly, we should keep appeasing North Korea. It’s the only wise option.

Are you serious? Perhaps we should allow Cuba, & Venezuela to have nuclear weapons as well?

40 posted on 12/26/2017 1:42:41 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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