[D-fendr]

no doubt, that’s their function, i just dont see it as necessary

The idea, of course, is that Kim might think he could defeat the South, but not the U.S. The trip wire means he can't try A without attacking B.

[Dreddnafious]

“The idea, of course, is that Kim might think he could defeat the South, but not the U.S. The trip wire means he can’t try A without attacking B.”

Yup, i get the strategy, but we can’t stay there forever, and if we can we shouldn’t. I think our presence there is just as likely impeding reform as it is anything else.

Again, as a free market advocate I think S Korea is inherently superior to N Korea, and I think that we’re only delyaing what would be a very positive end for both countries(especially the people of N Korea, ugg)

[cinives]

And so lil kim is flirting with nukes as a way to neutralize us and take S. Korea..

So, if we weren’t there, would he have as much incentive to develop nukes ?

I don’t know, but I think there’s a relationship between events there.