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In reply to the discussion: War with NK will be inevitable. [View all]Fatemah2774
(245 posts)Korea has been fighting since before WW Two.
China wants a North Korea because if a unified South Korean country is on their border they will need to ensure limited traffic so people don't flee.
The key was containment the idea of not direct negotiation but with others, namely Russia, China, Japan, the two Korea's and the United States.
Blustering has led us to the point Kim wants: direct talks.
Ok now what.
Tell him to lose the nukes. Not going to happen.
Tell him stop. Nope, he's getting the attention he wants.
Threaten war. Look at the Korean conflict from the 1940's and even MacArthur won't propose dropping nuclear bombs especially now.
Regime change. Good luck if you think any border country will allow that. Like, China.
Sanctions work. They take time. They require patience. They require diplomacy and allies who we don't piss off with silly tweets and others who can help us even if we don't see eye to eye on everything.
Ironically, since Kim is not going, maybe we need a better Commander in Chief and Diplomat who can guide us so peace can be obtained without fire and fury, or biblical brimstone hailed down by our weapons or a hot war destruction of a peninsula killing both sides in a senseless conflict that when the clouds dissipate will leave us literally and figuratively in a worse fallout and by the work of our own hand.
Just IMHO.