North Korea threatening US w/ nuclear missile

[Spartacus]

Yup. I knew a guy from Egypt who said that what also helped lower support for terrorism was when they were elected democratically. In governments like Kuwait & Jordan the radical terrorist fringe would be elected, prove themselves inept, and be voted out. This also cut support for terrorism.

This is a psychological war, not a military war like WW2 or any of the other wars. A few billion in strategic humanitarian aid or a few policies that show muslims what terrorists truly stand for can do alot to change support for terrorism.

such as a tsunami
what was needed in the immediate aftermath was provided by the USN
hospital ships and helos etc. etc.
a USN task force is self-supporting
but not always

 

[Spartacus]

that's USN
not UN

 

[Spartacus]

The Chinese have long wanted to use North Korea as their patsy. I personally do not want to be struck with anything that sounds like longdong

I've already tossed the wall street journal editorial
salient point was that korea is supplying Iran with "podongII" missiles
it's about their only source of positive foreign exchange

 

[Spartacus]

I think the figure was in the neighborhood of 800 missiles give or take
that north korea has supplied Iran
"axis of evil"
Clinton was too busy defending a BJ to coin the term

 

[redguru]

Here is what I'm saying in full. Iraq has been a waste of money and has created more burden on the US. I.E. Insuregents, more terrorist threats, and families have lost loved ones. Just for the purpose of the US policing the world. I feel this money could be used to do better things. One example I gave was helping young adults go to college. having 7 kids or not. Another example could be to use the money to come up with better social security, instead of robbing from it. I think you have misconstrued a lot of what I've said and put a nice little twist on it. The only thing we don't agree on is where misappropriated funds should be used at. I personally think NK is far more of a threat than Iraq ever could have been. I also think our leaders really need to do their homework and go into this thing with the UN.

How about no social security? Save your own damn money.

 

[Spartacus]

the whole point of "Iraq"
was Iran
has been all along

 

[redguru]

the whole point of "Iraq"
was Iran
has been all along

I agree. Iraq and Afghanistan have Iran isolated.

 

[Lao Tzu]

How about no social security? Save your own damn money.

Good luck getting that law passed.

 

[BigRupe]

Here is what I'm saying in full. Iraq has been a waste of money and has created more burden on the US. I.E. Insuregents, more terrorist threats, and families have lost loved ones. Just for the purpose of the US policing the world. I feel this money could be used to do better things. One example I gave was helping young adults go to college. having 7 kids or not. Another example could be to use the money to come up with better social security, instead of robbing from it. I think you have misconstrued a lot of what I've said and put a nice little twist on it. The only thing we don't agree on is where misappropriated funds should be used at. I personally think NK is far more of a threat than Iraq ever could have been. I also think our leaders really need to do their homework and go into this thing with the UN.

What are your expert qualifications to make a sweeping statement that Iraq is a waste of money? What top secret briefings have you attended that gives you carte blanche to denounce the effort as a waste?

Neither you nor I from where we sit can make such an indictment. You may have an OPINION but that's the extent of it.

As to creating insurgents the same thing happened in WWII for nearly 2 years AFTER the war we had "insurgents" in Germany. As to having "more terrorist threats". I am not concerned with taped videos spouting off Islamofacism I am concerned with the actual carrying out of these plots and THIS war has severely hindered Al Queda and that's a win for the US.

In our Constitution it's required for the Federal government to spend money for the common defense...says nothing about helping you kids go to collge

As to "policing the world" it is our responsibility. I don't see any good coming from isolationism or washing our hands of the world's problems.

For social security. It's the biggest Ponzi scheme ever devised and was doomed to failure the day it started. This is a whole other thread, but if you want to "fix" Social Security which is a scam, then let people invest their OWN money instead of the Federal Government taking nealry 15% of a person's check and blowing it.

Social Security is welfare and is NOT secure.

 

[bran987]

where kimjong?