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In reply to the discussion: What am i missing. We are provoking a war with NK. They are a sovereign nation. [View all]Calculating
(3,000 posts)9. Every year they're developing longer range ballistic missiles
And they continually threaten to nuke the US about 20-30x per year. Seems like a cause for concern right? What happens when they get nukes that can actually reach us? The longer we wait to deal with little kimmy, the harder it will be. He's not a sane or rational leader in any sense. The NK government is also guilty of obscene human rights abuses on par with things done by the WW2 era Germans and Japanese.
Watch this video, and then tell me about how you're fine with NK developing longer ranged nuclear arms.
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What am i missing. We are provoking a war with NK. They are a sovereign nation. [View all]
nikibatts
Apr 2017
OP
Not fan of this admininstration (obviously) but NK isn't just testing weapons.
PragmaticLiberal
Apr 2017
#6
They are a global criminal enterprise that encompasses drugs, counterfeiting and arms trafficking
hack89
Apr 2017
#23
And Lord knows, WE would never engage in such activities, especially arms trafficking! Ahem:
WinkyDink
Apr 2017
#29
So how many countries now have nukes? Are these countries treating us? Who is treating us?
nikibatts
Apr 2017
#16
I get it all. How many years has this been going on? And what do you mean by "threatening?"
nikibatts
Apr 2017
#43
They are a threat to us no doubt...but this entire thing is being mishandled.
Demsrule86
Apr 2017
#17
Yes, and I think the slowly growing opinion is that this guy is so nuts he might do anything.
Yo_Mama
Apr 2017
#39
They are threatening other countries. Testing weapons is one thing, testing and
Yo_Mama
Apr 2017
#38