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Posted on 06/21/2009 8:43:37 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain says the U.S. should board a North Korean ship it is tracking if hard evidence shows it is carrying missiles or other cargo in violation of U.N. resolutions.
McCain says that such cargo would contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to nations that pose a direct threat to the United States.
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Strawberries and yellow cake. That's the ticket.
I wish he would!
I respectfully request that you sit down and be quiet.
(1) Somebody else is President,
(2) I'm tired of policing the world, and
(3) North Korea has a right to ship anything it wants to.
If that fact doesn't sit well with the UN, let the UN — without American support — take whatever action it deems appropriate.
If, however, North Korea fires a missile at the US, we should bomb that nation off the face of the earth. See, that's not complicated.
I agree with McCain on this one.
I understand what you’re saying and agree on the dangers, but on what grounds does one country or a group of countries tell another sovereign nation what defensive or offensive weapons it can have or sell?
A happy reunion with Communist captors and brain-washers?
For years the U.S. has been the defense guarantee mechanism for Saudi Arabia, Israel, south Korea, Germany as well as others.
None of these pay for the security we provide. And most treat us like crap.
I for one am tired of being the worlds cops.
Let the dogs of the world kill one another.
Do I really care if Iran and Saudi Arabia have nukes and destroy each other?
Tired of seeing our boys killed for others.
Under the Bush doctrine, our policy was one of preemption even if the danger was not imminent. There are limits to what we can do. We could not disarm the Soviets or the Chinese for very real reasons. It was beyond our capability to do so without suffering massive destruction ourselves. I believe we can have a policy of differentiation that deals differently with NK and Russia. Nuclear proliferation represents a significant danger to us and our allies. Rogue regimes like NK and Iran will destabilize their regions and threaten our national interests with their nuclear weapons.
Your logic is similar to that used by Obama and his left wing cronies. Obama says the US should not try to impose its political ideas on other countries. I gather we should remain silent about human rights and freedom and liberty if we are not directly involved. I disagree. Here is what another Dem, JFK, said in his inaugural address in 1961:
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
This much we pledge—and more.
I was in Poland during martial law. I can tell you firsthand how powerfully Reagan and the Pope influenced the Polish opposition, Solidarnosc'. As the world's lone superpower, we still have the ability to influence the world's future and outcomes. That ability is declining as our country plunges into debt fueled by increasing entitlement programs and socialism that will force us to choose between guns and butter. And no doubt, we will choose butter.
That simply isn't true. We do get cost offsets and some burden sharing from countries like South Korea and Germany. Saudi Arabia repaid us fully for the costs of the Gulf War and they pay for all the arms they receive from us, which provides jobs for Americans and lowers unit costs. I agree that our allies can and must do more in providing for their own security. We can no longer afford to do so by ourselves.
Do I really care if Iran and Saudi Arabia have nukes and destroy each other?
If that occurred, the world's economy would plunge into the toliet. Saudi Arabia has the world's largest proven oil reserves and is the biggest exporter of oil in he world. Most of Iran's exports go to Japan and China.
We must protect our strategic national interests around the globe. We should only put our personnel at risk when those interests are involved.
(3) North Korea has a right to ship anything it wants to.
umm no. Whose side are you on anyway?
Well, what’s keeping him?!?
“I understand what you’re saying and agree on the dangers, but on what grounds does one country or a group of countries tell another sovereign nation what defensive or offensive weapons it can have or sell?”
principles of freedom and morality
I still say, we do not have the right to board another nation’s ships on the high seas. To do so is an extreme provocation and perhaps an act of war. We had better have a really good reason and feel that the consequences are worth the risk.
Go away, John. Just please goaway.
What happens if NK tells the US that it feels intimidated by our superior forces and demands that we give up certain types of weapons and ships? I’m pretty sure their twisted minds see their interests in terms of “principles of freedom and morality.”
To me, it all comes down to being prepared to fight and win. I am ready to help my friends — Britain, Israel, Poland, Australia, etc. — and face my enemies.
I wish peace for all the world, but we must stay ready to defend our freedoms and prevail.
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