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North Korea Returns To The Table

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sanctions-doing-their-job dept.

EmperorKagato writes, "North Korea has agreed to rejoin the Six Party Talks on its nuclear weapons program. The sanctions placed against North Korea on October 9, 2006 will remain in place; however, financial sanctions will be addressed by the group of the six nations: North Korea, China, Japan, United States, Russia, and South Korea."

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  1. Thank God for GWB! by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When Bill Clinton was in power, Jimmy Carter took it upon himself to give the Kim Family Country nuclear power plants, food, Chivas, porn, etc. Hence the current state of North Korea.

    With GWB in power, the gargoyle's been left empty-handed. With any luck, we'll see the people of North Korea do a Mussolini on him. I, for one, will welcome the day.

    --
    668: Neighbour of the Beast
  2. Re:As if we have the right. by GooberToo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The US is the only nation to have ever used a nuke on another. Who the hell can actually have any trust in us when it comes to nuclear weapons?

    Anyone with a brain? The US has had nukes longer than anyone and ONLY used them at the end of WWII. Many people love to toss the factoid out that the US has previously used nukes but fail to think how many lives that has saved. What???? Seriously...think about it! Ignoring a million other tidbits, I'll just add the following. Just imagine nukes existing and had never even been used in anger. Russia has them. England and France have them. Now then, do you think people would understand the horror of these weapons, having never seen the effects it had on the Japenese? Do you think the masses would have the least bit understanding of what it is they plot to unleash? In my opinion, chances are, if the US had NOT used nukes at the end of WWII, you would have seen them used en mass during the Korean Conflict, or during the Cuban Missile Crisis, or just out of stupidity between the US and Russia during the cold war.

    Having said all that...the US has had nukes longer and has NOT used them, even during some seriously hairy times. If anything, the US has proven they are, by far, the MOST trustworthy when it comes to nuclear deployment.