Just one simple question: What would YOU do?

[mburbank]

1) Iraq has hostilities to us
No, my well spoken friend, they do not. No one does. No one can have 'hostilities to us'. They are hostile towards us. Like just about half the world as of today.

2) There is proof that N. Korea is developing nukes
OK. Yes.

3) IRaq has funded Al-Queda and had training grounds in its area.

See, now, I'm kinda going to want you to sight your sources there.
I mean, I know the president said it, but he also refered to a nigerian document proving Iraq was developing nuclear weapons in his state of the union speech, and it seems that was a forgery, and it seems the included it in the speech without letting the CIA look at it, and appparently it was kind fo a reallly bad forgery? Like having the signature of nigerian official who hadn't worked for the country since the late eighties? And information that could have been proved wrong by 'someone using google' according to the IAEE?

So, the first thing I'd do is start talking to North Korea, since they actually have these weapons and everyone agrees they do. I'd do it now, instead of saying this isn't crisis, as our adminstration has. I wouldn't waiit until things were settled in Iraq, becuase that might give N. Korea the idea that what we meant to do was finish Saddam and then go for them. I'd hold unilateral talks since that's what they want and the only reason we don't is that they do. I'd offer humanitarian aid on the scale a war would cost , in the billions, and tie it to verifiable human rights improvements and re-unification with South Korea. I'd tell China if they didn't get on board immediately they could kiss most favored trading status goodbye.

What we do about Iraq now that we've invaded is a much messier question, but suffice it to say, I'd have called getting agressive inspections going again a big win, kept them going, and stood pat.

Now you may not agree with those ideas and feel the need to go off on another screaming tirade about making people shit their pants, but you can't say I don't have solutions. You can only say you disagree with them.