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mopinko

(73,552 posts) Mon Apr 17, 2017, 06:58 PM Apr 2017

we should be bombing north korea [View all]

with food and medicine.
the people are starving.
dictators can only rule struggling, miserable people.

am i hopelessly naive to think that if we give the peace corp a fraction of the defense budget, we would have a different world?

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we should be bombing north korea [View all] mopinko Apr 2017 OP

while you are correct, our government is not going to do it. In addition, there is no reason to still_one Apr 2017 #1

getting it to the right people is always an issue. mopinko Apr 2017 #4

I know, and I also agree that shouldn't stop it from occurring, because some will get through still_one Apr 2017 #5

Exactly. volstork Apr 2017 #9

That is because he doesn't have to go to the bathroom........ still_one Apr 2017 #10

Probably not. Warpy Apr 2017 #2

always a problem. mopinko Apr 2017 #7

When people are starving and giving up the will to live dictators have no more control over them. wasupaloopa Apr 2017 #3

those that die will be remembered. mopinko Apr 2017 #8

you are not hopelessly naive to think that, only to think it is possible in our Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #6

Just "Imagine" if you will......nt Heartstrings Apr 2017 #11

The regime does not allow that to take place oberliner Apr 2017 #12