Threat from the DPRK (North Korea)

[Kinser79]

(09-23-2017, 09:23 AM)David Horn Wrote: Spoken like the youngster you are.  The Vietnam War was fought by the sons of the poor and not-powerful. 

I never denied that. Remember I have a late uncle who was a Vietnam Vet himself.

Quote:You discount the Ken Burns documentary, but it's dead-nuts accurate.  And for the record, I do have a real problem with both Cheney and Trump in this regard.  GWB too, for that matter.

I didn't say it was inaccurate, so quit straw manning. I said it was not relevant to my assessment that the unification of North and South Vietnam did not result in long term economic consequences of the absorbing state.

As to Cheney I'm not very impressed with him, or W either. Both have never smelled gunpowder and were eager for war. Trump on the other hand seems reluctant to finish the unfinished business. If anything I'm more inclined to advocate regime change in the North of that peninsula than I am anywhere else. Kim has threatened us, and threatens our allies and as such it is prudent to neutralize that threat.

Unlike Iraq or Libya neither Saddam nor Gaddafi had active WMD Programs (unless you count the gold dinar as a wmd).

Quote:The rules changed in 1973 when they killed the draft -- a mistake of epic proportions.  They finally had a draft that was unbiased, and the PTB killed it dead.  No rich guy wants his son drafted.

If the idea is for the US to be a democratic republic then having a draft is absolutely necessary. I agree that getting rid of the draft was a mistake. Myself would like to see it re-instituted, hell we could even include two years of civilian national service instead of military enlistment as an option.