And the N. Koreans really look like they care. They have nukes, missile delivery systems, chemicals and biologicals. They aren't quivering in their shoes. And that will be the message to all small countries who don't want an Iraqi fate...get nukes and get them fast.
You definitely have some good points to make.
In war, there is always risk and hopefully risk assessment.
What contingency plan would you have pushed in the event the missiles were bound for a temporary ally? (I assume you agree with tracking the ship and boarding it once it reached the war zone.)