North Korea, Weapons, and The Different Tune We Sing

Remember when our belubbed leader lied to us that Saddam Hussein had a weapon capable of reaching the West coast of the U.S. as part of the fictional rationale for going to war with Iraq?

Well, now we're hearing the same thing about North Korea. But, interestingly, Mr. Bush isn't threatening to go in there.

Why? Well, it's probably pretty clear, I think. North Korea's nutcase president (yes, they have an evil Dick-tator, too) may have an army that is largely starving, but we'd be opening up one HUGE can of whoop-ass if we decided to go in there.

No military person who has gone on the record thinks we'll do very well at all if we decide to engage North Korea, a country where so many are starving that many try to escape into the worst parts of China where they are badly treated).

Unfortunately, American history is replete with unbalances in our responses to various countries. For example, Israel can break any sanction and all we do is pat them on the back and send another check to the right-wingers in charge. Khaddafy of Libya is now our bestest friend despite his bloody history.

But I think it bears noting that Bush isn't going to push the envelope with any country that could seriously harm us. The one exception to this might be Iran where Bush's chutzpah could lead to an untold number of deaths on either side and yet more indication to Muslims that the Bushies are fighting a war of theocracy (masking a war on oil resources and who controls them). I do think the possibility strongly exists that Bush will take us into Iran which would be a mistake of monumental proportions and will make Iraq and Afghanistan look like a tough day at the studio making a high budget war film.