NK Says Increased U.S. Pressure Considered an Act of War
Oh for goodness’ sake! I guess this means diplomacy is out. Talk about itching for a fight!
If the U.S. keeps pestering us and increases pressure, we will regard it as a declaration of war and will take a series of physical corresponding measures,” the North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. The statement, the first formal announcement from the North Korean government since KCNA reported the Monday test, didn’t specify what those measures could be.
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October 11th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Don’t get me wrong, I would rather NK give up nuclear weapons, communism, etc… BUT are they not a sovereign nation? Why does the US get to maintain nuclear technology but NK must abandon such technology?
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. The US can swing a bigger stick, so the biggest guy on the block runs the show. So much for humility.
October 11th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Well that wasn’t exactly what I was commenting on. Do we take “pestering” as a declaration of war? I mean really, of all the countries in the world, the U.S. has probably been “pestered” more than any.
October 11th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Yes we perhaps have been pestered the most but is that not the price you pay for being “king of the mountain”?
October 12th, 2006 at 7:10 am
I suppose there is some pushing and shoving to be expected if one is “king of the mountain”. “Pestering” vs. declaring war? I also think NK is taunting the US and maybe even iching for a fight. I can’t imagine what fighting wars on two fronts would be like right now. And that’s probably what NK sees too, a la Japan 50+ years ago.
October 12th, 2006 at 11:28 am
From a purely political standpoint, maybe the US would be best if they let China (which seems to increasingly upset with NK) handle the situation. Afterall, China certainly does not want a war in their region of the world (especially one that potentially involves mass casualties and nuclear threats).
Of course, that would require the US to put a lot of trust in another nation — something history has shown that the US does not do well.