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Freddie Stubbs

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38. Great Successor would never do anything underhanded

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US cancels food aid to North Korea: That'll teach Koreans who's the boss! [View all] Better Believe It Apr 2012 OP

Don't worry, the GOP is about to suggest we replace food aid with another Free Trade Agreement. Zalatix Apr 2012 #1

Good one! Better Believe It Apr 2012 #6

Well, as part of the Axis of Evil they don't deserve our food quinnox Apr 2012 #2

Right. And that will turn the Korean people against their government and make them love us! Better Believe It Apr 2012 #7

I really doubt that much of our food aid MineralMan Apr 2012 #14

actually SwampG8r Apr 2012 #136

Thank you for that. MineralMan Apr 2012 #143

So you really believes their claim that a ballistic missile is a "weather satellite"? TheWraith Apr 2012 #3

At least we now know who he is promoting in the primaries. FSogol Apr 2012 #26

So you really believe that withholding food SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #67

It's not that simple MrBig Apr 2012 #71

First, the US does not OWE NK food SATIRical Apr 2012 #107

Sorry, but I think it is the correct thing to do by the US. Why should NK be able to spend teddy51 Apr 2012 #4

agreed quitnesset Apr 2012 #33

agree #2 BlueDemKev Apr 2012 #72

Yes, it is unfortunate that US policy allows NK military industrial complex to foster. joshcryer Apr 2012 #122

The militaristic bullcrap will continue unimpeded and their people will starve even more. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #130

You're a fan of NK's militarism and insane leadership? MineralMan Apr 2012 #5

Over the top... Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #10

I made no accusation. I asked a question. MineralMan Apr 2012 #12

I saw what you did there. GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #32

Oh, I see... whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #60

Just where did you get the idea that the OP is a 'fan' of an enemy of the US? That is a pretty sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #47

It was a question, as you can see. MineralMan Apr 2012 #51

you're a fan of starving children? frylock Apr 2012 #63

I'm not starving any children in North Korea. MineralMan Apr 2012 #65

you keep saying that.. frylock Apr 2012 #73

You're a fan of their parents letting things stay as they are? treestar Apr 2012 #84

Seriously? Nevernose Apr 2012 #100

Well they'll still have to do something treestar Apr 2012 #104

I never took a position in the OP Nevernose Apr 2012 #114

It has happened in other countries treestar Apr 2012 #116

And giving the leadership food SATIRical Apr 2012 #108

Yes, I saw the 'have you stopped beating your wife' type question. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #92

That was a rhetorical question. joshcryer Apr 2012 #121

Saying the food we gave them was their entitlement? treestar Apr 2012 #81

The accusation was one of treason, using the old 'have you stopped beating your wife yet' sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #86

That's got to be the worst post I've seen on DU all day. n/t white_wolf Apr 2012 #91

I'm not one of your detractors, but we damn well should have cancelled food aid DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #8

NK has repeatedly thwarted international efforts to monitor aid distribution. Robb Apr 2012 #23

Gotta love our very own DU realpolitikers: "Let 'em starve. That'll show 'em." Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #9

Given the North Korean government... MrBig Apr 2012 #13

No reason whatsoever=good point. nt babylonsister Apr 2012 #24

Really good point. aquart Apr 2012 #25

The people of North Korea starve whether we send them food or not. Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #17

And how does "starving" the population help undermine the bureaucratic regime? Links please! Better Believe It Apr 2012 #28

WE aren't starving the North Korean people MrBig Apr 2012 #35

Ask the people who are starving them, Codeine Apr 2012 #58

They could grow their own food! treestar Apr 2012 #83

The North Korean government is starving the people. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #94

You'd rather have a war than economic sanctions? FSogol Apr 2012 #27

Perhaps NK should spend their money on food and not missiles? hack89 Apr 2012 #42

Yes, it will work out just like Iraq, where over half a million children died as a result of sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #48

You actually think that was a weather satellite? nt msanthrope Apr 2012 #11

Well, it's nothing at all, now. MineralMan Apr 2012 #16

I think it probably was a weather satellite, but the satellite part was a mere adronment DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #19

Warheads that Korea doesn't have and won't have for a very long time. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #34

Here's what I think, BBI DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #46

What kind of a satellite do you think it was? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #20

Great Successor would never do anything underhanded Freddie Stubbs Apr 2012 #38

Maybe they should buy food instead of building "weather satellites". Swede Apr 2012 #15

LOL Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #18

Do you also believe Kim Jong Il... MrBig Apr 2012 #21

And not just that, I believe it was his first time golfing. n/t hughee99 Apr 2012 #29

Do you believe that everything Washington politicians say is the truth? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #36

Wow, you put a LOT of irrelevant words into my mouth MrBig Apr 2012 #39

Do you think they are hiding food in their rockets? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #66

Huh? MrBig Apr 2012 #70

You didn't answer the question treestar Apr 2012 #85

They do have top-notch weather forecasters, you'll have to give them that. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #59

No. But anything to trash President Obama is fair game for some. nt bluestate10 Apr 2012 #95

Naive, much? aquart Apr 2012 #22

Not naive. Read posts by the OP. You will develop a true picture of what is happening. nt bluestate10 Apr 2012 #96

Aw Jeez ... GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #30

you are impressively predictable cali Apr 2012 #31

Do you have any suggestions on how we can really stick it to the Korean people? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #37

Distortion of the first order. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #97

And how is the U.S. denying food aide helping the Korean people .... what do you say to them? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #98

No, it won't. Wait Wut Apr 2012 #40

+1 Muskypundit Apr 2012 #90

Why do you think we have an obligation to give them food? chrisa Apr 2012 #41

Pick your battles, BBI. MineralMan Apr 2012 #43

lol, you giving "advice", especially in light of recent revelations, is quinnox Apr 2012 #44

Irrelevant. MineralMan Apr 2012 #45

get back to me when MM posts whack ass OPs like this one... dionysus Apr 2012 #131

Why on Earth should we give the North Korean government a dime's worth of aid? Throd Apr 2012 #49

Because we give extreme right-wing regimes and dictatorships billions every year to maintain them? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #99

You're seriously going to try to justify it like that? RZM Apr 2012 #129

The massive failures of the North Korean system are our fault? Codeine Apr 2012 #50

No, Bush is responsible for where the US stands today with problem of N Korea sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #54

Completely irrelevant to the question of whether we have an innate responsibility Codeine Apr 2012 #57

Yes, let's punish the people for their poor choice in dictators whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #61

And people should be able to eat unicorn poop SATIRical Apr 2012 #110

Only 161 before you start leaking RW gas whatchamacallit Apr 2012 #112

Reality is not a RW meme SATIRical Apr 2012 #113

That is not really the question. The question is, will sanctions achieve the goal of influencing sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #64

I made no claim as to the effectiveness of the sanction decision. Codeine Apr 2012 #76

South Africa. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #78

Yes, to an extent. But there is a lot of disagreement as to how much of an effect they had. sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #79

North Korea's nuclear tests and increased MIC ended the Sunshine Policy. joshcryer Apr 2012 #120

thank you. someone who actually remembers history. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #138

Yeah, it's hard to blame the South Korean people for voting in people that ended it. joshcryer Apr 2012 #141

We didn't cut off their food, their government and dear leader chose to spend their money jp11 Apr 2012 #52

Wow! Biggest Fail Ever! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #53

It's not just a fail... SidDithers Apr 2012 #55

!! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #62

is that a triple kickboxin' power fist? them's.. .fightin woids! dionysus Apr 2012 #126

Hey dion. Are you as speechless about this o.p. as I am? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #127

i'll let you know ow speechless i am once i stop laughing... dionysus Apr 2012 #133

I don't think you're the only who's laughing. Normally, the op would have thousands.... Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #137

OMG!!! SunsetDreams Apr 2012 #68

LMFAO!!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #89

Keep trying... SidDithers Apr 2012 #56

fail paulk Apr 2012 #69

You cannot be serious. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #74

I think you are getting a real good schooling here, BBI Whisp Apr 2012 #75

They're ignoring almost everyone doing the educating...nt SidDithers Apr 2012 #77

I wasn't adequately schooled about George W. Bush's "axis of evil" bull shit. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #103

Because the NK gov't would simply claim SATIRical Apr 2012 #111

The food aid will return, actually. Much sooner than when we did this in 2006 (nuke test). joshcryer Apr 2012 #124

The reason it is done is to send a signal to the people. joshcryer Apr 2012 #123

"their food" treestar Apr 2012 #80

Are you serious??? Texasgal Apr 2012 #82

Take up your concerns with the fine generals of the DPRK. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #87

I doubt the aid reaches the average North Korean, anyway. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #88

It's alleged that much of it goes to the leadership and military Kaleva Apr 2012 #101

That is a foregone conclusion, the west does it just to say "well we helped." joshcryer Apr 2012 #119

The leaders of North Korea could invest money in food. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #93

North Carolina? I really don't think they're that bad... SidDithers Apr 2012 #102

Food security is the easiest thing for a country to do. joshcryer Apr 2012 #118

Does this mean there is another "peace" prize in the offing? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #105

heh SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #106

Your next thread calls it a rocket. Which is it, BBI? DevonRex Apr 2012 #109

It sure looks like a rocket to me. Using your rocket expertise what do you think it really is? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #115

You're a rocket scientist? Robb Apr 2012 #144

For those who haven't seen it, Mitchell and Webb brilliance on that topic... SidDithers Apr 2012 #145

whatever it is.. it somehow makes Obama evilllllllllllll dionysus Apr 2012 #132

My head is spinning. DevonRex Apr 2012 #147

When we reinstate it quietly in a month or two at most... joshcryer Apr 2012 #117

poutrage fail. try harder... dionysus Apr 2012 #125

Here's another example rudycantfail Apr 2012 #128

It wasn't getting to the people who needed it, anyway. NashvilleLefty Apr 2012 #134

why should we feed them? SwampG8r Apr 2012 #135

Clearly North Korea was using the food aid for a bake sale to raise money for Bradley Manning's WonderGrunion Apr 2012 #139

Do you think Manning is guilty of espionage and should do years of hard labor in prison? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #146

They had their chance. agentS Apr 2012 #140

There is zero chance for an uprising, like Libya North Korea believes in Collective Punishment. joshcryer Apr 2012 #142

The US Should Punish North Korea's Leaders, NOT Its People zorahopkins Apr 2012 #148

Did you bother to read through this thread before commenting? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #149