COUNTDOWN TO WAR

[Baalzamon]

Why hasnt enyone mentioned North Korea today?

and an even better question, why is everyone in the bush administration avoiding mentioning North Korea?

We've got these two members of the "Axis of Evil"

one country:

1. May have nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, but wont give a straight answer if you ask them and resist search attempts.

2. May or may not have a means of delivering these weapons that they may or may not have.

4. Ruled by a crazy dictator, who pulled some shit about 10 years ago and got his ass kicked. since then has spent most of his time trying to prevent inspectors from searching for weapons that may or may not exist.

5. Would get smacked down instantly if he tried to do anything to anybody, and is well aware of this.

The other:

1. Has blatantly pulled out of their arms agreements and has brought a nuclear program back online, with a big fuck you to anyone who says otherwise.

2. Is known to posess missiles to deliver these weapons.

3. Has been known to sell their military technology at every opportunity, to anyone with the cash.

4. Some of these missiles may be able to reach north america.(big on all the major the news stations today)

5. Is a communist dictatorship with an army of over 1 million people.



Now, I'm not saying that we should go to war with either of them. But can any of you honestly try to tell me that the first one is the bigger threat? If you where the president of the U.S.A. who would you be more worried about, and focus your energies on?(in whatever form that might be)

Why are the war-drums beating for Iraq, a country which has generally sat there and done nothing(relatively speaking) for the last 12 years? some would say that 12 years of diplomacy havent worked, so war is necessary. I ask you, what has he done in those 12 years that calls for war? A bit of dishonesty with the U.N, and some all round general evil dictator stuff. Nothing that would send us marching off desperately to war with any other asshole dictator in the world, whether we beleive they may have weapons of mass destruction or not.

And the Weapons of mass destruction issue seems to be the driving force in the push for war. Well I have yet to see any indication that Saddam would suddenly start using such weapons, even if he had them. The first middle eastern city he nuked or saturated with anthrax spores would send the whole U.N on his ass, France Germany and Russia right on side, and he knows this. Oh, but he went apeshit 12 years ago you say? sure he did, but this is today.

North Korea is known to be actively pursuing nuclear arms if they dont have them already, and I dont know about the rest of you, but I'm just a little bit more worried about them, from a personal safety standpoint.

G.W. wants the U.N. to show that they matter? then the U.N. nations should tell Bush to shove Iraq up his ass, and shift the debate to what should be done about N. Korea. G.W. doesnt like it? he can take his ball and go home, and shut the fuck up and let everyone else handle it.

Unfortunately the rest of the world finds it much easier to follow the leader. I find that very sad and disturbing. G.W., by taking over the process and directing it to his own ends, is driving the U.N. into the state of insignificance that he was so adamant in warning them to avoid back when this mess started.

It is by acting as the councill of nations that they are supposed to be, and not by being the U.S.'s bitch lap dog, that the U.N. will avoid such a fate, and I fear that the world doesnt have the balls for it, even all together.