6 million north Koreans

[madrchsod]

face no food until April. the world food program said today that their food supply to north Korea is exhausted and only 100000 people will receive aid. this country is an axis of evil that has 6 million people starving? we are in negotiations? insanity.
<http://www.seouldaily.com/>

[NeonLX]

1. Do they have oil?

If not, then who cares. Oh yeah, and we might p!ss off our Chinese "trading partners" if got too rowdy over there.

[Gulf Coast J]

5. That and we might not win...

If we start dropping bombs on N. Korea, how long until tens of thousands of American troops and a couple hundred thousand folks around Seoul get killed? A war with North Korea would make Iraq look like a game of touch football.

I'm kind of glad we are using diplomacy for this one.

[NeonLX]

6. Right. I was just being flip.

Not having the best day today.

[LostInTheMaise]

2. Not a good advert for Communism

Maybe some change is in order?

[bobbyboucher]

7. Yeah, we should let them starve, that's the ticket.

Let's keep playing the tough guy and starve them out of Communism. They'd never let one fly if we let them starve. They'd never attack S. Korea if we let them starve.

It's hardly true communism going on over there, FYI. It's something else, not exactly sure, but fascism, dictator, and despot come to mind.

What else would a good Christian country like ours do? Give them some food? Negotiate from a position of empathy and caring? Engage them in a discussion and encourage their involvment in the world community?

Nah.

[Muddleoftheroad]

11. Giving them food, while sounding moral, is foolish

The food doesn't go to those in need, it goes to the leadership and military and is used to keep that leadership in power.

We have a limited amount of aid, let's use it to aid nations that don't threaten to nuke us.

[Bandit]

3. I don't know about "evil" but they certainly have nothing to lose.

N. Korea is the most dangerous threat to America today and Bush* doesn't have a clue what to do. I think we should open the gates on trade and foreign aid. They need help not condemnation. These religious fanatics like Bush* are quite quick to condemn but very slow to help. Not too Christian if you ask me. Didn't Christ say Judge Not lest ye be Judged.

[NeonLX]

4. I agree...

...but the self-professed "Christians" like Bush don't understand the concept of help, their "compassionate conservative" moniker not withstandting.

Sorry my first response to this thread was so flippant; I'm just more cynical than usual today.

[ma4t]

9. "help" is futile

Two points:

1. The people of North Korea need the help; however, any attempt at help will be funneled through the North Korean government which will see to it that only those in favor get anything. The rest of the world could send all kinds of food in and there would still be rampant starvation there because the government wants it to be so.

2. Exactly how are we to "open the gates on trade and foreign aid" anyway? I don't think we are holding the gates shut now. If Cuba, France, China, Russia, Denmark wished to send food to North Korea how exactly would we prevent it?

[Bandit]

12. We do have sanctions in effect and trading with N. Korea is forbidden

Just as it was with Vietnam for thirty years and still is with Cuba.

[Hammie]

15. Good Plan!

Reward threatening behavior by lavishing foreign aid on them. I'm trying to think of a worse example to set for other rogue states but I'm coming up empty.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. That sucks

We are great at imposing sanctions on starving nations.

Might be nice to try and help them for a change instead.

[TexasMexican]

10. Sounds good to me.

We let Africa starve, why should we play nice with North Korea just because they threaten us.

Fuck them, their government wants to be isolated so lets give them thier wish, no more help from us.

Maybe when they grow up and want to actually work things out like reasonable people then we will be willing to help them out.

[Bandit]

13. The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Very Christian attitude you have. :shrug:

[TexasMexican]

17. what does Christianity have to do with this?

Do you assume that I am a Christian?

[Bandit]

19. Heavens no. I was being quite facetious couldn't you tell?

You certainly don't demonstrate any Christian traits so why would I assume you to be Christian?

[Estragon]

14. It's awfully unfair to equate the Korean people with

the Korean administration.

That's like saying Bush is a representative of what all Americans want for America.

[Muddleoftheroad]

16. True, especially since they wouldn't see any food aid anyhow

It would go straight to the foul government of North Korea and they would still starve.

[karabekian]

18. they are allowed to get food aid

their government just uses food as a tool to crush desent. That and the concentration camps. the North Korean Regieme needs to go. Where is the UN on this one?

[maxsolomon]

20. pretty much nothing to be done by america

this one's on the chinese.

and i suspect kim il sung will let them starve. then he will blame it on us. those poor bastards have no clue what the rest of the planet is like (it sucks less than NK), as the propaganda is total.

once it finally falls, and it will, they're going to be pissed.

[AG78]

21. They're not next on the list

We still have Iraq, and the "spring offensive" in Afghanistan, Syria is always right next door. North Korea isn't the focus just yet.

And we won't do it to save the North Korean people. That's like saying we went to Iraq to save the Iraqi people. We've never cared about the people of Iraq. We don't care about the people of North Korea either, unless they can work for cheap.

I wish we could give those people the food(and of course have it get to them) that we waste when we have really fat people having eating contests. But, we live in an odd reality. So what do I know.

[oneighty]

22. This is an easy one

Step one: Do a shock and awe thingie on the heathens.

Step two. Send em 64 billion dollars (U.S.) reconstruction money.

Problem solved!

In a way I intend this to sarcastic. But?

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