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Not Ruth

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60. Which President should begin direct talks, because we have never ever had them

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:43 PM

Sep 2017

And only Ford has ever been able to get anywhere with them.

"On August 18, 1976, Captain Arthur Bonifas and Lieutenant Mark Barrett were killed by the North Korean Army with axes at Panmunjom in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, when the Americans were engaged in routine tree-clearing. The attack coincided with a meeting of the Conference of Non-Aligned Nations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at which Kim Jong-il, the son of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, presented the incident as an example of American aggression, helping secure the passage of a motion calling for a U.S. withdrawal from the South. The Ford administration decided that it was necessary to respond with a major show of force. The North Korean government backed down and allowed the tree-cutting to go ahead, and later issued an unprecedented official apology."

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War with NK will be inevitable. [View all] Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 OP

What do you suggest we do? MoonRiver Sep 2017 #1

Direct talks. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #5

And how do we destroy their military (cause talks have failed for decades)? MoonRiver Sep 2017 #7

I really hope our military will have that answer. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #11

They do and certainly can.. paleotn Sep 2017 #23

This OP reminds me of the 1970s. Every gathering wound down with Hortensis Sep 2017 #40

I hope not. MoonRiver Sep 2017 #69

Their military is in very deep tunnels so that you can't destroy it jmowreader Sep 2017 #29

I doubt my friends in Seoul and Incheon would agree with you. pangaia Sep 2017 #58

Which President should begin direct talks, because we have never ever had them Not Ruth Sep 2017 #60

No flames here... I agree. The Fuhrer-in-Chief is going to get us all killed. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #2

He's going to get a lot of people killed paleotn Sep 2017 #32

Yup yup... seems only question now is: who's gonna strike first? InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #66

A conundrum for sure onlyadream Sep 2017 #81

And the really sad thing is if the west coast is lost to a nuclear attack... Initech Sep 2017 #82

What's your prediction on the number of war dead? True Dough Sep 2017 #3

There were many who said the same thing... Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #9

You didn't answer my question... True Dough Sep 2017 #13

An awful lot. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #17

Are one million South Korean deaths acceptable ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #20

Who cares, it's not like they're Americans. Mariana Sep 2017 #65

Are any North Korean deaths acceptable? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #77

Since I oppose war on the Korean Peninsula your query should be directed toward the seminal poster. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #78

No Not Ruth Sep 2017 #79

What part of my statement didn't you understand or take exception to ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #80

You appeared to only be concerned with south korean deaths Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #87

"'Whoever saves one life, it is written as if he has saved all humanity." DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #88

I didn't say that True Dough Sep 2017 #24

Have we lived with such threats before? I do not agree. There are at least two big differences stevenleser Sep 2017 #48

North Korea has threatened Japan True Dough Sep 2017 #51

That doesnt address what I wrote. nt stevenleser Sep 2017 #53

Okay. Whatever. True Dough Sep 2017 #54

Yep, only America can have nukes. After all, we are only country vile enough to have used them. Hoyt Sep 2017 #46

The Chinese do NOT want North Korea to have nukes.... pangaia Sep 2017 #59

There were sixty million civilian and military deaths in WW ll DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #15

And so, we should have stayed out of WWII ? Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #19

Not after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor . DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #21

OK, lets wait till the first nuke hits the West coast. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #28

Do you plan to volunteer Dan Sep 2017 #44

What if they did. Would that make it OK? nt stevenleser Sep 2017 #49

No, but as you get older Dan Sep 2017 #50

this bluestarone Sep 2017 #56

Or they can wait for us to invade them like we invaded Iraq because they had Hoyt Sep 2017 #47

Every expert who looks at war with North Korea says it will be horrific DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #4

I'm uncomfortable with herr drumpf having nukes. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #6

There are no good answers on North Korea Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #8

Here... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #10

OK..so we let lil Kim have nukes. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #14

Russia and China have nukes. Should we take them on next ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #16

OK... obviously you believe we should Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #22

No. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #26

Yes, Eko Sep 2017 #31

jeeze give it up, sir.. pangaia Sep 2017 #62

What a fine example of the classic strawman argument Mariana Sep 2017 #68

It will be unless the Kim family is completely deposed Warpy Sep 2017 #12

I know I am going to get "yelled" at for this. Doreen Sep 2017 #18

I agree: PCIntern Sep 2017 #27

Thank You Doreen Sep 2017 #35

It's tRump, meaning nothing is as it seems. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2017 #55

How many North Korean troops are stationed on our border? Nevernose Sep 2017 #25

Some thoughts...no flame Fatemah2774 Sep 2017 #30

I am always confident the world couldn't get any MyNameGoesHere Sep 2017 #33

Would we tolerate Chinese jet fighter buzzing the Mexico-U.S border ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #37

Ok my counter argument MyNameGoesHere Sep 2017 #43

We tolerated Soviet jets right on the edge of our airspace for decades Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #70

Beijing is five hundred miles from Pyongyang DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #73

The Peoples Republic of China..does not want war...NK is kinda in China's sphere of influence.. Stuart G Sep 2017 #34

I would follow Clinton's advice. War is not inevitable. delisen Sep 2017 #36

OOPS...got to add this..the capital of China.."Beijing" .is only 400 mi from the Korean border Stuart G Sep 2017 #38

OF COURSE heaven05 Sep 2017 #39

Yes...but..think of this...North.Korea has an idiot as a leader...so do we...(in USA) Stuart G Sep 2017 #41

HRC is right heaven05 Sep 2017 #85

War with NK equals Impeachment Protection Shield NurseJackie Sep 2017 #42

NO....................it doesn't...you see, if it is totally stupid...the answer could be....no war. Stuart G Sep 2017 #45

Not with traitor Trump rockfordfile Sep 2017 #52

Obviously I'm in the minority here..and that's ok. Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #57

Please see Post #31 DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #67

Nothing is worth the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians walkingman Sep 2017 #61

Sanctions are designed to starve North Korea Not Ruth Sep 2017 #76

Why would we impose sanctions on South Korea ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #83

attacking NK bluestarone Sep 2017 #63

Worried about North Korea??? MFM008 Sep 2017 #64

I see two ways the NK regime ends without war with us and the ROK Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #71

In AD 2101 War Was Beginning Orrex Sep 2017 #72

Questions for the original poster DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #74

We are at war with North Korea. Peace is what is inevitable, after the war. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #75

There are really no good solutions anymore...only less sh**ty ones inwiththenew Sep 2017 #84

So you think we should kill millions of people because we don't like Kim Jung Un's threats? Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #86

No... you think he should kill millions of americans ?? Rustyeye77 Sep 2017 #90

I don't think any nation should start a nuclear war. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #91

The only way Kim can really escalate from where NK is now, is to test Calista241 Sep 2017 #89