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former9thward

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35. You don't need a missile to deliver a nuke.
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 07:59 PM
Mar 2017

Which is why Clinton should have stopped the threat, Bush should have stopped the threat, and Obama should have stopped the threat. It will only get worse and not end well so deal with it now.

Kim Jong-Un is crazier than Donald J Trump! Jim__ Mar 2017 #1
But not bigly crazier. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #2
On what do you base that? - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #76
hmmm..... this appears to be going well.... nt TheFrenchRazor Mar 2017 #3
Two batshit-crazy fools wagging their willies at each other. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2017 #4
I don't want to live on this planet anymore 😨 Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #12
At least we dont have that private server woman, sure there would be world peace Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #26
Nothing new under the sun: KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #77
That's my take on it gratuitous Mar 2017 #13
Trouble is--there IS no door! nt marybourg Mar 2017 #33
two dudes with micropenis envy KewlKat Mar 2017 #5
Easy there big fellah! Turbineguy Mar 2017 #6
does drumph have another secret plan perhaps? BSdetect Mar 2017 #7
Like to shove a nuke up his a$$. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #8
It's like a Chihuahua growling at a German Shepard K9.. EX500rider Mar 2017 #9
I asked if a man in a position to know about our nuclear missiles... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #67
You are willing to kill millions of people because their leader made an idle threat? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #15
Yep.... Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #19
What if they nuke Seoul or Tokyo in retaliation? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #20
Most experts dont believe they have weaponized nukes... yet. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #21
My buddy is an ESL teacher in Bucheon DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #22
For their approval ? Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #23
If we attack a sovereign nation that hasn't attacked us or anybody it's a war crime. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #24
I'm no expert on International Law..I take your word. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #25
I am not an expert either, but it takes more than a threat to justify force. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #27
Ok...we agree to disagree. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #28
More accurately, "disagree to agree..." LanternWaste Mar 2017 #68
Thank you DSB . I can't even.. lunasun Mar 2017 #57
If Kim attacks South Korea or Japan we are treaty bound to come to their aide and will do so. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #59
Yes , I for one understand that . lunasun Mar 2017 #62
We would invoke Article 51 of the U N Charter like we did when his dad attacked South Korea DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #66
I can't imagine a single country that wouldn't be happy to get rid of that creep yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #51
So you would be okay with a nuke of North Korea, yeoman6987? Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #52
Have we lost our collective minds? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #58
Where is the provocation? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #53
Every time a bomb leaves the North Korean airspace is a provocation yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #55
That is exactly what they said about Saddam. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #56
The problem with Iraq is we had no plan yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #60
So you want war with North Korea I take it, yeoman6987? Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #64
Used to bother me, too... Iggo Mar 2017 #29
If this had happened when Obama was president, Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #10
It did happen during the Obama administration. former9thward Mar 2017 #32
The North Korean government threatened a bunch of things. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #34
You don't need a missile to deliver a nuke. former9thward Mar 2017 #35
So what's your solution? n/t Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #36
Take out their nuclear sites with conventional weapons. former9thward Mar 2017 #42
I agree wholeheartedly. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #40
But PBO is a grownup and knew not to take the bait, 45 isn't nt maryellen99 Mar 2017 #38
So you would like to wait until a few hundred thousand die before acting? former9thward Mar 2017 #41
No I meant acting rashly and attacking for no reason NT maryellen99 Mar 2017 #43
What WOULD it take for you to say ... Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #46
If he attacked the US and that's it. maryellen99 Mar 2017 #47
Ok....so if he nuked SF or Seattle , its a go. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #50
If he attacked us or an ally. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #54
Ok...Dead People AND China's blessing, then its a go. Rustyeye77 Mar 2017 #61
Iran has made similar threats against Israel DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #63
Wassa matta, use up all your VX on your half-brother? derby378 Mar 2017 #11
half brother catsudon Mar 2017 #16
Typical noise from North Korea, although I give them credit for overly Lurks Often Mar 2017 #14
We would be pariahs if we attack North Korea in the absence of an imminent threat. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #18
Agreed. We absolutely cannot attack North Korea openly. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #72
I have to believe we are trying. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #74
Does shooting himself in the foot count? Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #17
That's just his way of saying "my people are hungry." hunter Mar 2017 #30
Two idiots yelling at each other dalton99a Mar 2017 #31
Two nutjobs playing chicken. What could go wrong? Adrahil Mar 2017 #37
Kim Jung-on vs Dim Don-con - an epic battle JDC Mar 2017 #39
Another rebuke of American exceptionalism Bucky Mar 2017 #44
Batshit crazy talk is North Korea's only reliable export. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #45
Lil Kim... so bat-shit crazy he once... LanternWaste Mar 2017 #73
did he? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #79
NK is led by the purest of evil Calculating Mar 2017 #48
The Sun. Such a credible "news" source tenderfoot Mar 2017 #49
Trump is desperate for war. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #69
Somewhere a tail is itching to wag the dog. VOX Mar 2017 #65
Fat Man and Little Boy lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #70
The problem is, MAD is not a deterrent to Kim Jong Un. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #71
I have read an attack would be our biggest military operation since WW ll DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #75
........ Afromania Mar 2017 #78
Lets just break out a ruler and measure them already. Maybe we can prevent a war. briv1016 Mar 2017 #80
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