Looks Like I Wrong About North Korea Yesterday

[scooping]

Wasn't convinced they had The Bomb. Looks like they have. And the ICBM could, apparently,m hit The States. This is terribly serious stuff.

[jason.p]

All Kim Jong Un wants is the continuation of the Kim dynasty, as evil as it may appear to us. I don't think he's got an expansionist agenda.

[Old_Geezer]

If so, he may be going the right way to prevent that being possible. (Unless his family resides elsewhere.)

[1ozzy]

//I don't think he's got an expansionist agenda.//

Why are they shooting missiles over another country and seas?

Just to show they nearly can?

[anotheoldgit]

Why don't they wait until Kim Jong Un holds another of his vast military rallies, then conduct a surprise 'Pearl Harbour' type attack?

[ToraToraTora]

this is about preserving the regime, ding dong knows that he'll be toast if he does anything, he just wants to demonstrate that he's no push over so that he can maintain his position.

[mikey4444]

AOG......not sure that your analogy works very well !

But if I could be assured a quick, non-nuclear, targeted attack on the nuclear installations in NK would neutralise DDD,with minimum effect on innocent lives, than I might look favourably on it. After all, I supported Trump when it came to knocking out his chemical weapons capability

But I am not sure that it is possible, or Trump would have done it before now.

[tamborine]

Send over Jezza the pacifist !!

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444
/// AOG......not sure that your analogy works very well ! ///

First it is not an analogy, it is a suggestion.

And how do you know that it wouldn't work?

Please explain why, if it is the 'innocent people' that you are concerned about, then how many innocent people would be killed if this mad monster has his way?

[mikey4444]

AOG.... we are in agreement about the deaths of innocent people it seems.

But what would China's reaction be, if Trump attacked NK, to say nothing of Russia ?

This is a thorny issue and I am sure DDD fully realises that.

[ToraToraTora]

As I said last week, we should send Gorgeous George over he's a past master at shoving his loaf up a tyrants plaster, he'd buddy up and take him out for a pint, calm the whole thing down.

[ToraToraTora]

TBF mikey I think the tiddlies are embarrassed as it is and they wont want to annoy their best customer over this little ***.

[mikey4444]

TTT...sometimes the effort needed to decipher your posts is just too much !

Gorgeous George !......I haven't heard a peep out of him for years. After losing his Parliamentary seat in 2015, and losing the London Mayoral Election in 2016, he seems to have disappeared. Good riddance IMHO.

[jason.p]

How is sending a missile over Japan demonstrating expansionism?
It's all part of Kim's sabre rattling. As I said before, it's being seen as being in a position of strength to negotiate from. And negotiation is the only way forward. IMO any form of military action is out of the question. In no way am I an apologist for Kim or his regime, but he must be taken seriously and not treated as wayward child that needs a smack.

[Old_Geezer]

You don't negotiate away nuclear missiles and return, in your hand, a bit of paper. These are genuine WMD. Responsible countries must respond in a way any dangerous maniac and their regime will understand; and whomever follows them into government.

[jourdain2]

Agreed, O_G. We could try sending Mr. Corbyn with a teapot in hand first, whilst we get organised. He can bring the bit of paper.

[ichkeria]

Where's Mr Kim getting his materials and advice from?

[whiskeryron]

I think the answer is there for all to see. Elite team from US, China, South Korea, Japan. Covert attack on top echelon of NK & take out all top brass to avert major war.

[ichkeria]

...or precipitate one, depending on, well, the lord knows what

[DTCwordfan]

4 mother bombs or so should do it, no need for nuclear, one for the atomic site, one for the principal factory (may be another) and two for Kim Mentally Ill Jung Un's palaces.

[ichkeria]

I take it you'll be sending your advice on then: it's wasted here :-)