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In reply to the discussion: US cancels food aid to North Korea: That'll teach Koreans who's the boss! [View all]Better Believe It
(18,630 posts)66. Do you think they are hiding food in their rockets?
And exactly how much food assistance has been given to the Korean people so far this year?
Well, the U.S. cutting off food assistance should certainly help the Korean people overcome their regime.
How do you think the North Korean government will pitch this to the general population?
The North Korean regime thanks the west for their helpful action .... of course they can't publicly do that.
Yup .... this action should be pretty damn powerful and convince the Korean people to embrace that great caring democracy in the west.
Ugly American? Nah! Just pretty compassionate and anti-war politicians in government like the good Senator and Republican leader Jon Kyl who regurgitates 1950's cold war propaganda.
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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
Right. And that will turn the Korean people against their government and make them love us!
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#7
So you really believes their claim that a ballistic missile is a "weather satellite"?
TheWraith
Apr 2012
#3
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
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
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
The accusation was one of treason, using the old 'have you stopped beating your wife yet'
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#86
I'm not one of your detractors, but we damn well should have cancelled food aid
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2012
#8
Gotta love our very own DU realpolitikers: "Let 'em starve. That'll show 'em."
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2012
#9
And how does "starving" the population help undermine the bureaucratic regime? Links please!
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#28
Yes, it will work out just like Iraq, where over half a million children died as a result of
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#48
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
Do you believe that everything Washington politicians say is the truth?
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#36
They do have top-notch weather forecasters, you'll have to give them that.
DisgustipatedinCA
Apr 2012
#59
Not naive. Read posts by the OP. You will develop a true picture of what is happening. nt
bluestate10
Apr 2012
#96
Do you have any suggestions on how we can really stick it to the Korean people?
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#37
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
Because we give extreme right-wing regimes and dictatorships billions every year to maintain them?
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#99
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
That is not really the question. The question is, will sanctions achieve the goal of influencing
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#64
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
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
I don't think you're the only who's laughing. Normally, the op would have thousands....
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2012
#137
I wasn't adequately schooled about George W. Bush's "axis of evil" bull shit.
Better Believe It
Apr 2012
#103
The food aid will return, actually. Much sooner than when we did this in 2006 (nuke test).
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#124
That is a foregone conclusion, the west does it just to say "well we helped."
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#119
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
For those who haven't seen it, Mitchell and Webb brilliance on that topic...
SidDithers
Apr 2012
#145
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
There is zero chance for an uprising, like Libya North Korea believes in Collective Punishment.
joshcryer
Apr 2012
#142