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sharp_stick

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2. No

Tue May 2, 2017, 11:17 AM

May 2017

The goal of NK is to reunify the two Korea's under their regime. It's been the goal since the day the war started and it hasn't changed. If we weren't in there it would have happened by now.

I suppose we could abandon the South but it's not an option many people, including me would consider.

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Don't you think that if we stopped f *ing with N.K. they would stop f*ing with us? [View all] nikibatts May 2017 OP

Not really.... Adrahil May 2017 #1

No sharp_stick May 2017 #2

Odd how North Korea suddenly flared up as a "crisis," isn't it? gratuitous May 2017 #3

China is punching them in the gonads this year HoneyBadger May 2017 #5

Exactly treestar May 2017 #6

Yeah, their business model is based upon extortion. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #17

Oh, I don't know....maybe all the missiles there firing?? frankieallen May 2017 #23

But why wasn't North Korea firing them off before? gratuitous May 2017 #38

Speaking of someone who doesn't know jack shit, the NK's were testing nuclear weapons long before frankieallen May 2017 #39

Then why did it suddenly flare up into a "crisis"? gratuitous May 2017 #44

Exactly. Atman May 2017 #25

Exactly/ Rustyeye77 May 2017 #4

Yeah, right; thank you for your concern gratuitous May 2017 #7

Oh...not now. Rustyeye77 May 2017 #9

I think that is absolutely what they're working towards. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #19

capability right now? NO, will they have in a few years if allowed to continue? YES frankieallen May 2017 #40

You forgot to add catsudon May 2017 #24

And they've been fking with us for years. JHan May 2017 #33

I can only imagine the convenience afforded by perceiving two and only two possibilities. LanternWaste May 2017 #45

Thank you. Rustyeye77 May 2017 #46

Dorry, I son't. maxsolomon May 2017 #8

Yes. Each head of state is fragile... Orsino May 2017 #10

No GulfCoast66 May 2017 #11

They want to take over SK, they need the toilet paper. :-) frankieallen May 2017 #41

So I son't. nt Codeine May 2017 #12

Nope. grossproffit May 2017 #13

nope - it's run by a man-baby like you-know-who and they need attention nadine_mn May 2017 #14

China signals that the US should go for it HoneyBadger May 2017 #15

No. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #16

Surely dalton99a May 2017 #18

make sure everyone is laughing at his stupid jokes. frankieallen May 2017 #31

If by "not f-Ingles with us you mean forcefully taking South Korea Lee-Lee May 2017 #20

At some point we need to tell the MIC to eat a giant bag of shit. Initech May 2017 #21

China hurts NK feels HoneyBadger May 2017 #22

No. tazkcmo May 2017 #26

They're f*ing with China now, which is losing its patience with them. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #27

The NK economy relies on China's generosity HoneyBadger May 2017 #29

That would be a giant mistake, China would squash them in seconds. frankieallen May 2017 #32

Nooo, I don't, Nikibatts. Hortensis May 2017 #28

Not a chance. This NK stuff didn't start last January, ya know. WinkyDink May 2017 #30

Given that NK pose basically zero threat to America, either now or in the future Kentonio May 2017 #34

they will definitely be a threat to the US if we let them continue developing a delivery system frankieallen May 2017 #43

Why? Kentonio May 2017 #47

If Kim is backed into a corner, and he is about to lose everything, I believe he would push the frankieallen May 2017 #49

If he's pushed into a corner from outside, sure Kentonio May 2017 #50

NK - fake enemy. KG May 2017 #35

The same is true for the entire Middle East malaise May 2017 #36

Message deleted by DU the Administrators PragmaticLiberal May 2017 #37

Really not a country you should be defending. The Kims are pure sadistic evil Calculating May 2017 #42

Saw a Korean (South) movie called The Mayor about an election (spoilers ahead) HoneyBadger May 2017 #48

No jberryhill May 2017 #51

As dangerous is North Korea is, I believe that Trump and the Republicans are a much ladjf May 2017 #52

Agree. I think we should quit agitating NK. I'm not sure Alice11111 May 2017 #53

Kim says that we tried to poison him with a biochemical substance HoneyBadger May 2017 #54

Koreans hate China more than they hate the US HoneyBadger May 2017 #55