Posted on 10/14/2006 10:54:16 AM PDT by maquiladora
The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously to impose sanctions on North Korea to punish Pyongyang for its purported nuclear test.
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The last thing China wants is a nuclear North Korea for the simple reason that it will force Japan to vastly increase its military capability and perhaps even develop nuclear weapons of their own, threatening China's entire regional supremacy.
Yep.
I didn't mean the North Koreans would blow themselves up. The US has the green light to search ships going into North Korea, regardless of their country of origin, as I understand it. I would expect martyr candidates to be clamoring for the opportunity to set sail for NK with a boat load of fertilizer and diesel fuel in hopes of being boarded by seafaring infidels.
Yes, guffaws all around.
Anyway, Saddam was on double-secret probation. Then he found out a few countries actual take that thing seriously.
"Today the United Nations Security Council passed a unanimous resolution, sending a clear message to the leader of North Korea regarding his weapons programs. This action by the United Nations, which was swift and tough, says that we are united in our determination to see to it that the Korea peninsula is nuclear weapons free.
I have said all along there is a better way forward for North Korea. There's a better way forward for the people of North Korea. If the leader of North Korea were to verifiably end his weapons programs, the United States and other nations would be willing to help the nation recover economically.
The message today, however, says to the leader of North Korea that the world is united in our opposition to his nuclear weapons plans.
Thank you."
Hiya Bean! Long time no see....
this is the League of Nations all over again. ewe've got little tin-horn dictators walking out of chambers and flipping the dumasses in there. WWIII is on the verge...
I don't think we are prepared to fight it out this time. We have so far lost less than 3000 soldiers and our psyche is about to break into a panty-twisting frenzy.
Not a bad idea, really.
Not all of us. Not even half of us, though you'll never hear it (truth) from the leftist media.
Good point. Did the Chinese just now realize that? They could have prevented North Korea from developing a nuclear bomb, but for some reason, they didn't.
Probably just due to a growing realisation that China has less and less to gain from siding with a dinosaur like North Korea in the face of tempting Western economies.
Countries can decide not to trade or interact with a given country which is their business. There is no obligation to do business with NK. And deciding to not do business with a country is not the same thing as an act of war. You are not saying that our actions have resulted in NK being able to say we have declared war on NK (which we haven't). Surely that's not your point.
But doesn't it also say we can't use military force? If so, then how do we stop them?
He's fond of Western pleasures.......while his people eat tree bark soup.
Ditto! And she was the best ever.
An analogy could be the DOS, denial of service, action on the internet. Interrupting trade is an act of war, just as DOS is a crime. Recall the Arab embargo of oil to the West was an act of war. Also, a Declaration of War is an act by Congress in this country, although other countries may have their own interpretation. In the case of N Kor, as far as they are concerned, whatever they say is a declaration of war is a declaration of war.
Pre-World War II Japan considered suspension of scrap metal shipments to Japan an act of war; not a judgement, just information.
As I said before, I would not be surprised if we see another nuclear test within the next 48 hours.
Yup...and we all see where those resolutionss from Gulf War got us...
Actually, believe it or not, I think what happened was United States banned the shipment of oil to Japan because of their aggression in China. At the time, United States was one of the biggest supplier of oil.
Japan considered that an act of war and bombed Pearl Harbor to give themselves time to build up a defensive wall of islands surrounding Japan.
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