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Topic	Usually have a pretty decent grasp on politics and motives, but why isn't...
Zeus 07/03/17 8:45:21 PM #13:	Because China and Russia are fine with it aggravating the West. If they cared to put pressure on NK, Kim Jong would fall into line. Otherwise they have nukes so we wouldn't try to invade. Golden Road posted... Remember how it turned out when we tried to put Iraq in its place? Didn't really turn out so great. Getting rid of a bad leader is relatively easy, but actually turning things around for everyone living there, not so simple. Not even close to being the same thing, though. RedPixel posted... Yes, but when even the UN begins addressing it and the outsider is threatening nukes, I don't think it's quite the same ball game. Keep in mind that the UN is a proxy for a handful of Western nations to exert their power on the rest of the world. What it says isn't particularly meaningful on a moral level and politically they have no real power. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:882283748] in Usually ha... [t:75528491]...</cite> <quote>Because China and Russia are fine with it aggravating the West. If they cared to put pressure on NK, Kim Jong would fall into line. Otherwise they have nukes so we wouldn't try to invade. <cite>Golden Road posted...</cite> <quote>Remember how it turned out when we tried to put Iraq in its place? Didn't really turn out so great. Getting rid of a bad leader is relatively easy, but actually turning things around for everyone living there, not so simple.</quote> Not even close to being the same thing, though. <cite>RedPixel posted...</cite> <quote> Yes, but when even the UN begins addressing it and the outsider is threatening nukes, I don't think it's quite the same ball game.</quote> Keep in mind that the UN is a proxy for a handful of Western nations to exert their power on the rest of the world. What it says isn't particularly meaningful on a moral level and politically they have no real power. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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