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A case for humanitarian intervention in North Korea : Comments

By Andrew Carr, published 26/11/2010

Pre-emptive strikes are often the only moral course of action.

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How wrong can an old guy be. When I read, "A case for humanitarian intervention", I thought how nice: somebody is suggesting that we flood North Korea with humane gifts of food and stuff with the idea of making them feel less bitter about their lot and thus more likely to be friendly. The idea of equating "humane" with bombing the bejusus out of them never occurred.
Posted by GlenC, Saturday, 27 November 2010 11:37:26 AM
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Israel has 200 illegal nukes.Perhaps we should do a pre-emptive strike on it also.What a lot of war mongering nonsense.The invasion of Iraq was a lie just like Vietnam,and now Afghanistan.

The neo-cons in the USA/Israel are looking for an excuse for war.Attack North Korea and you'll have to contend with China and Russia.The truth is that the elite facists in the West are more afraid of their own people,so they will seek war as an escape from the evil which they have perpetrated.The nutters and psychopathic aggressors are in control of the most powerful war machine on the planet.

So choose,freedom or oppression and possible nuke anniliation.
Posted by Arjay, Saturday, 27 November 2010 11:42:27 AM
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Cheers to all for their comments.

GlenC - We tried that, and all the resources ended up in the regimes hands & strengthening their military. As Bill Clinton once quipped, nuclear weapons are North Korea's only export industry, such is the aid they have gained on unfilled promises of disarmament and improved human rights treatment.

History should inform us, but it is not our destiny. The pessimism on the left today, with often lose & exaggerated historical references (Arjay - Afghanistan was a lie?) has fundamentally limited our willingness to act to help others around the world. The left is no longer willing to bear any burden or pay any price for human rights and peace. As such it is sometimes unrecognisable to the values I grew up believing, and the great individuals who advocated them.

I'd like that to change, but it has to begin by discussing what we can actively do to bring change, not simply refighting the tired efforts of laying blame over past wars. We will not save anyone by that path, by taking a new, positive, outward looking approach, maybe we can.
Posted by Andrew Carr, Saturday, 27 November 2010 12:19:31 PM
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Arjay,

Your analysis is interesting: do you have any proof for any of your statements about US involvement in an invasion of North Korea ? You are serious about them wanting to get involved in yet another war, aren't you ?

What joy it must be to live in proof-free Conspiracy World !

On the other hand, I'm surprised that the North Koreans haven't claimed that their artillery/rocket attacks were 'anticipatory retaliation' and at the same time accused the South of 'retrospective provocation'.

And really, would it cause China much angst if there was another full-scale war, which took out South Korea's economic prosperity ?

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Saturday, 27 November 2010 2:13:04 PM
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Re bombing the NKs with food and stuff: yes, if it has to be got in via the regime, it might not work. Is it beyond our wit to find a way of getting it directly to the people?
Posted by GlenC, Saturday, 27 November 2010 3:16:35 PM
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I defy any of you to disprove the science of freefall which proves beyond any reasonable doubt that all 3 towers of WTC were a controlled demolition. http://ae911truth.org/ In fact member of our group has offered $ 100,000 reward for anyone who disprove the physics and the chemistry.No takers?
Posted by Arjay, Saturday, 27 November 2010 4:19:44 PM
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