New approach to North Korea

[Arkady]

The Pentagon is planning to try to calm tensions with North Korea, having concluded that military deployments in response to North Korean rhetoric may have been making things worse.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/politics/koreas-u-s-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

If the Obama people would just come to me for advice earlier, I could spare them days of bungling.

 

[EatTheRich]

You know what would calm me down if I were North Korean? The U.S. pulling its military out of the Korean Peninsula.

 

[Arkady]

You know what would calm me down if I were North Korean? The U.S. pulling its military out of the Korean Peninsula.

I suppose, but I wouldn't advocate that. I peaceful "tripwire" mission in South Korea, where we're welcome, is fully appropriate in the interest of deterring aggression. We needn't make a big show of being there, though. THey know our forces are there, and so we don't need to be trumpeting each joint military exercise and rubbing their faces in it. Talk softly and they'll still know we carry the biggest stick on the block.

 

[as seen on tv]

interesting concept -

so, by extension, if the US navy had made advance preparations at Pearl Harbor . . . THAT might have made things worse too?

or maybe they knew the attack was coming in december 1941, and chose to defuse the situation by sleeping late that morning, and lining up all their ships in a neat row, for the aerial attack?

gosh, military strategy is harder than it seems, eh?

 

[GordonGecko]

interesting concept -

so, by extension, if the US navy had made advance preparations at Pearl Harbor . . . THAT might have made things worse too?

or maybe they knew the attack was coming in december 1941, and chose to defuse the situation by sleeping late that morning, and lining up all their ships in a neat row, for the aerial attack?

gosh, military strategy is harder than it seems, eh?

ASOT.....what would YOU do about North Korea...SPECIFICALLY?

(It's a trick question...the Right have no specific solutions on foreign policy.)

 

[Zam-Zam]

The Pentagon is planning to try to calm tensions with North Korea, having concluded that military deployments in response to North Korean rhetoric may have been making things worse.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/politics/koreas-u-s-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

If the Obama people would just come to me for advice earlier, I could spare them days of bungling.

I wouldn't trade tit for tat with them in the media. I would say very little at all. I would, however, position my military as to be ready to respond to any foolishness on the part of the North Koreans. That seems reasonable and prudent. Someone once said something about speaking softly and carrying a big stick......

 

[Union_Jack_1972]

ASOT.....what would YOU do about North Korea...SPECIFICALLY?

(It's a trick question...the Right have no specific solutions on foreign policy.)

You're asking someone for their personal opinion on the matter and then telling them what they should think is kind of ignorant, stupid, moronic, well just typical Tea Party way of thinkin'...

Not everyone on the right agrees with their political party platform... I know you being a political hack that sucks down every word your Messiah Obama tell ya make you wish that everyone on the right to be like you and your Obama Zombies, but the good majority of Americans are not mindless drones like you and that includes left supporting Democrats...

Now do you want to know the postion or views of the individual or are your just trolling because you are upset you're that mindless drone that you're projecting As Seen On TV to be???

 

[GordonGecko]

You're asking someone for their personal opinion on the matter and then telling them what they should think is kind of ignorant, stupid, moronic, well just typical Tea Party way of thinkin'...

Not everyone on the right agrees with their political party platform... I know you being a political hack that sucks down every word your Messiah Obama tell ya make you wish that everyone on the right to be like you and your Obama Zombies, but the good majority of Americans are not mindless drones like you and that includes left supporting Democrats...

Now do you want to know the postion or views of the individual or are your just trolling because you are upset you're that mindless drone that you're projecting As Seen On TV to be???

1. I am perfectly willing for ASOT to prove me wrong...and present detailed, specific solutions to North Korea.

and 2.

Sheldon Cooper: I am the proud owner of ihatewilwheaton.com, .net and .org. What does that tell you?

Wil Wheaton: It tells me that I am living rent-free right here (points to Sheldon's forehead)

"The Big Bang Theory"

 

[Arkady]

I wouldn't trade tit for tat with them in the media. I would say very little at all. I would, however, position my military as to be ready to respond to any foolishness on the part of the North Koreans. That seems reasonable and prudent. Someone once said something about speaking softly and carrying a big stick......

That was more or less my thought:

https://www.politicaljack.com/showthread.php?50004-New-approach-to-North-Korea

 

[Zam-Zam]

That was more or less my thought:

https://www.politicaljack.com/showthread.php?50004-New-approach-to-North-Korea

Stop the presses - we agree on something.

Perhaps we are both channeling our inner Teddy Roosevelt.