[nina0113]

I got this in an email & it's too good not to share.

[Semper Paratus]

If we moved on NK the rallying cry would be "No blood for Kimchi!"

[Libertarianize the GOP]

bump

[dasboot]

Can't find any rational basis for disagreement...pert' much nails it. BTTT

[gundog]

Did anyone catch the smarmy Miss Couric this morning? Her questions led to the obvious conclusion that an American invasion of Iraq would be what triggers the end of humanity as we know it. Later she was broadcasting from a Saudi F-15. What does she think they have those for?

[Hodar]

Having read "Ender's Game", one can appreciate Orson Scott Card's grasp of strategy. He's no slouch. I was frankly surprised by his grasp of the sitution, and relatively shocked to see that we agree. Wow ... I must be smarter than I thought.

[American Soldier]

(3) Holding China economically responsible by cutting back – or cutting off – trade between the US and China.

Unfortunately, though I consider him to be basically a good president, President Bush is incapable of taking this step as most of his advisors would be incapable of thinking of it. Bush the Elder demonstrated this problematic inflexibility -- simply put, people over 30 remember clearly when China was (supposedly) useful as a check on the USSR's influence. They have ceased to be any use at all for quite some time (if they ever were useful) but the Bush family remains close to the Chinese business and political communities and the Bush Administration flirts with the most insanely pro-Chinese intellectuals (e.g., Henry Kissinger).

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Excellent column from a source that not many of us would see. Thank you for posting it.

[Incorrigible]

Good analysis.

[Shermy]

Plus NK has a satellite weapon that shoots bolts of superheated ions. James Bond didn't destroy the satellite itself, best I recall.

[struwwelpeter]

click to enlarge

so that China becomes the sole supplier of all goods to North Korea.

Geography check, the Russian Primorskiy Kray district has a small border with North Korea, and a busy rail line from Vladivostok and back.

And then there's always airfreight and shipping along China and Russia's sensitive coasts.

But the important part of the article is true: China's monster, China's problem.

[Free the USA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[RoughDobermann]

This seems to state that North Korea has nuclear weapons. They've never admitted so, and we've never directly accused them of having any (I think Rumsfeld hinted that he "believed" they do once).

[Centurion2000]

Excellent analysis .....

[monday]

Good points.. I want to hear his thoughts on what we do with Iraq once we get rid of Saddam? Install a puppet government? Hold elections? Invite all the Iraqis to come live in the US? Whats the plan?

[Turbodog]

Accurate assessment bump!

[The Duke]

Given that the South Koreans are constantly protesting against the US presence there, and given the fact that all the manufacturing they once did can be provide by China, why dont' we just pull our troops and let history take its course?

It would be interesting - and heck, look how many in South Korea are begging for it!

[ex-snook]

"Why We Won't Invade North Korea"

Actually we are. But it is a secret and if Bush told Congress is might leak out.

[Arkady]

Well, first there's no oil...which is why we should retake Alaska and the California coast.
2nd, who the hell wants to eat dog-meat?
Thirdly, we'd be next to S.Korea and everyone knows their dogs keep you awake at night.

[semaj]

Orson Scott Card might not work for the government, but a person like him should be. Very clear and concise reasoning as to what I hope is going on within the diplomatic circle.

[FreedomPoster]

A few pings. I came across this from another source, and of course found it had been posted here. It doesn't seem to have hit any of the big ping lists.

It's an excellent Realpolitikal analysis of our situation vis a vis Iraq and North Korea. Even if you don't agree with OSC's analysis, this will make you think.

For any of you not familiar with Orson Scott Card, go buy Ender's Game. Excellent military science fiction, with serious ethical/moral exploration.