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*** 6-Sep-17 World View -- North Korea and Russia continue to incite a new Korean War
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Putin says that North Korea would rather 'eat grass' than end its nuclear program
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South Korean tanks take part in exercises in Paju, near the border with North Korea, on Monday. Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, 'I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States.' (AP)
Russia's president Vladimir Putin commented on the North Korea
situation, and the statements by American's UN ambassador Nikki Haley,
saying that North Korea is "begging for war," and that the strongest
possible sanctions must be used as quickly as possible.
Putin said that additional sanctions would be "useless," and could
lead to a "planetary catastrophe."
He said that North Korea had learned the lessons of the 2003 US-led
invasion of Iraq and the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, both of
which, according to Putin, occurred only because the leaders had given
up their weapons of mass destruction. The lesson, according to Putin,
is that North Korea needs a nuclear arsenal to protect itself from an
American invasion:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Ramping up military hysteria in such conditions is
> senseless; it’s a dead end. It could lead to a global, planetary
> catastrophe and a huge loss of human life. There is no other way
> to solve the North Korean nuclear issue, save that of peaceful
> dialogue. ...
>
> We all remember what happened with Iraq and Saddam Hussein. His
> children were killed, I think his grandson was shot, the whole
> country was destroyed and Saddam Hussein was hanged. ... We all
> know how this happened and people in North Korea remember well
> what happened in Iraq.
>
> As I told my colleagues yesterday, they will eat grass but will
> not stop their (nuclear) program as long as they do not feel safe.
> What can restore their security? The restoration of international
> law."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
I have to laugh when this war criminal Vladimir Putin appeals to
international law. He invaded and annexed Crimea, and he supplies
weapons to Bashar al-Assad, who uses them to kill innocent women in
children in hospitals and schools, and who kills his own people with
Sarin gas. Supplying weapons to a war criminal makes Putin a war
criminal as well.
The Libya analogy is nonsense. At the time of the 2011 intervention,
a major refugee crisis had already begun in Tunisia and Libya, with
hundreds of thousands of people pouring into neighboring countries,
and thousands crossing the Mediterranean to Italy. Muammar Gaddafi
declared war on the protesters and was threatening genocide,
especially in Benghazi. It was this refugee crisis that caused
Libyans to demand a no-fly zone, and for the Arab League to do the
same, after which the UN Security Council passed a resolution
authorizing a no-fly zone, which turned into the 2011 military
intervention. ( "5-Mar-16 World View -- A look back at Libya in 2011 as the West debates another military intervention"
) The invasion of Libya had nothing to
do with genocide and millions of refugees, and had nothing to do with
giving up WMDs.
The Iraq analogy is even more ridiculous. Apparently Putin is a total
idiot, or he thinks all of us are, because the lesson from the Iraq
war is exactly the opposite of what he's claiming. The justification
given for the Iraq invasion was that Saddam Hussein was developing
WMDs, and would use them to kill perhaps millions of people.
So Kim Jong-un is doing exactly what Saddam Hussein did, and if
there's an invasion of North Korea, it will be for exactly the same
reason as the invasion of Iraq. So if Kim Jong-un wants to learn a
lesson from Iraq, it should be to stop doing what he's doing, which is
the opposite of what Putin apparently believes. By inciting a new
Korean War, Kim is inviting an invasion. That's how stupid Putin is.
So this brings us to what Putin is recommending: He's not recommending
sanctions. He's not recommending a military solution. He's saying
that the North Koreans would rather "eat grass" than end their nuclear
development.
So what's the bottom line? Putin wants North Korea to develop its
nuclear arsenal, aimed at the United States, and not Russia. Putin
would like to see the US military tied down to defending against NK's
nuclear arsenal, or even have a repeat of the 1950s Korean War. Putin
may even believe that that's the route to restoring a new Soviet
empire. As I said, the guy's an idiot. Russia Today
Related Articles
****
**** North Korea threatens the United States with 'gift packages'
****
On Tuesday, North Korea's UN ambassador, Han Tae Song, said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"I am proud of saying that just two days ago on the
> third of September, DPRK [North Korea] successfully carried out a
> hydrogen bomb test for intercontinental ballistic rocket under its
> plan for building a strategic nuclear force.
>
> The recent self-defense measures by my country, DPRK, are a ‘gift
> package’ addressed to none other than the U.S.
>
> The U.S. will receive more ‘gift packages’ from my country as long
> as its relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put
> pressure on the DPRK."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
So Han says that North Korea is developing a nuclear arsenal to use
against the United States for defense. Defense from what? An
American invasion? North Korea already has an arsenal of conventional
weapons lining the border with South Korea that could be used to
destroy Seoul, and that would deter an American invasion if any were
even contemplated.
Han's statement is a clear incitement to war or, as Nikki Haley put
it, North Korea is "begging for war." As I described yesterday, this
has been going on for a long time. In 2010, the North conducted two
acts of war targeting South Korea -- in May, North Korea torpedoed and
sank the warship Cheonan,
killing
dozens of South Korean crew members, and in November, North Korea
killed South Korean civilians by shelling Yeonpyeong Island.
In both cases, the South Koreans chose
not to respond, but it's pretty clear that they might have.
North Korea's ambassador Han Tae Song could have made a more
conciliatory statement, but his threat of "gift packages" cannot have
any possible outcome except to increase the probability of war.
As I wrote yesterday in my Generational Dynamics analysis, North Korea
is not afraid of war, and is encouraging war, apparently believing
that they'll win because of support from China. Furthermore, in this
generational Crisis era, the people in both the US and China believe
that they'll win any war quickly. That's a recipe for "a global,
planetary catastrophe and a huge loss of human life," as Putin has
suggested, though his solution of "dialog" won't prevent it.
It's hard to see how Donald Trump has any choice. If North Korea is
permitted to build a nuclear arsenal, and the US just sits there and
does nothing to stop it, then it will be an enormous humiliation to
Trump and to the United States, and will soon lead to war anyway. The
die seems already to be cast. Reuters
Related: America's UN ambassador Nikki Haley says North Korea is 'begging for war' (05-Sep-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Nikki Haley,
Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi, Iraq, Saddam Hussein,
Crimea, Syria, Bashar al-Assad,
North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Han Tae Song, China
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Putin says that North Korea would rather 'eat grass' than end its nuclear program
- North Korea threatens the United States with 'gift packages'
****
**** Putin says that North Korea would rather 'eat grass' than end its nuclear program
****
South Korean tanks take part in exercises in Paju, near the border with North Korea, on Monday. Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday, 'I am allowing Japan & South Korea to buy a substantially increased amount of highly sophisticated military equipment from the United States.' (AP)
Russia's president Vladimir Putin commented on the North Korea
situation, and the statements by American's UN ambassador Nikki Haley,
saying that North Korea is "begging for war," and that the strongest
possible sanctions must be used as quickly as possible.
Putin said that additional sanctions would be "useless," and could
lead to a "planetary catastrophe."
He said that North Korea had learned the lessons of the 2003 US-led
invasion of Iraq and the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, both of
which, according to Putin, occurred only because the leaders had given
up their weapons of mass destruction. The lesson, according to Putin,
is that North Korea needs a nuclear arsenal to protect itself from an
American invasion:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Ramping up military hysteria in such conditions is
> senseless; it’s a dead end. It could lead to a global, planetary
> catastrophe and a huge loss of human life. There is no other way
> to solve the North Korean nuclear issue, save that of peaceful
> dialogue. ...
>
> We all remember what happened with Iraq and Saddam Hussein. His
> children were killed, I think his grandson was shot, the whole
> country was destroyed and Saddam Hussein was hanged. ... We all
> know how this happened and people in North Korea remember well
> what happened in Iraq.
>
> As I told my colleagues yesterday, they will eat grass but will
> not stop their (nuclear) program as long as they do not feel safe.
> What can restore their security? The restoration of international
> law."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
I have to laugh when this war criminal Vladimir Putin appeals to
international law. He invaded and annexed Crimea, and he supplies
weapons to Bashar al-Assad, who uses them to kill innocent women in
children in hospitals and schools, and who kills his own people with
Sarin gas. Supplying weapons to a war criminal makes Putin a war
criminal as well.
The Libya analogy is nonsense. At the time of the 2011 intervention,
a major refugee crisis had already begun in Tunisia and Libya, with
hundreds of thousands of people pouring into neighboring countries,
and thousands crossing the Mediterranean to Italy. Muammar Gaddafi
declared war on the protesters and was threatening genocide,
especially in Benghazi. It was this refugee crisis that caused
Libyans to demand a no-fly zone, and for the Arab League to do the
same, after which the UN Security Council passed a resolution
authorizing a no-fly zone, which turned into the 2011 military
intervention. ( "5-Mar-16 World View -- A look back at Libya in 2011 as the West debates another military intervention"
) The invasion of Libya had nothing to
do with genocide and millions of refugees, and had nothing to do with
giving up WMDs.
The Iraq analogy is even more ridiculous. Apparently Putin is a total
idiot, or he thinks all of us are, because the lesson from the Iraq
war is exactly the opposite of what he's claiming. The justification
given for the Iraq invasion was that Saddam Hussein was developing
WMDs, and would use them to kill perhaps millions of people.
So Kim Jong-un is doing exactly what Saddam Hussein did, and if
there's an invasion of North Korea, it will be for exactly the same
reason as the invasion of Iraq. So if Kim Jong-un wants to learn a
lesson from Iraq, it should be to stop doing what he's doing, which is
the opposite of what Putin apparently believes. By inciting a new
Korean War, Kim is inviting an invasion. That's how stupid Putin is.
So this brings us to what Putin is recommending: He's not recommending
sanctions. He's not recommending a military solution. He's saying
that the North Koreans would rather "eat grass" than end their nuclear
development.
So what's the bottom line? Putin wants North Korea to develop its
nuclear arsenal, aimed at the United States, and not Russia. Putin
would like to see the US military tied down to defending against NK's
nuclear arsenal, or even have a repeat of the 1950s Korean War. Putin
may even believe that that's the route to restoring a new Soviet
empire. As I said, the guy's an idiot. Russia Today
Related Articles
- A look back at Libya in 2011 as the West debates another military intervention (05-Mar-2016)
- UN's Ban Ki-moon calls Syria's Bashar al-Assad a war criminal (15-Jan-2016)
****
**** North Korea threatens the United States with 'gift packages'
****
On Tuesday, North Korea's UN ambassador, Han Tae Song, said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"I am proud of saying that just two days ago on the
> third of September, DPRK [North Korea] successfully carried out a
> hydrogen bomb test for intercontinental ballistic rocket under its
> plan for building a strategic nuclear force.
>
> The recent self-defense measures by my country, DPRK, are a ‘gift
> package’ addressed to none other than the U.S.
>
> The U.S. will receive more ‘gift packages’ from my country as long
> as its relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put
> pressure on the DPRK."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
So Han says that North Korea is developing a nuclear arsenal to use
against the United States for defense. Defense from what? An
American invasion? North Korea already has an arsenal of conventional
weapons lining the border with South Korea that could be used to
destroy Seoul, and that would deter an American invasion if any were
even contemplated.
Han's statement is a clear incitement to war or, as Nikki Haley put
it, North Korea is "begging for war." As I described yesterday, this
has been going on for a long time. In 2010, the North conducted two
acts of war targeting South Korea -- in May, North Korea torpedoed and
sank the warship Cheonan,
killing
dozens of South Korean crew members, and in November, North Korea
killed South Korean civilians by shelling Yeonpyeong Island.
In both cases, the South Koreans chose
not to respond, but it's pretty clear that they might have.
North Korea's ambassador Han Tae Song could have made a more
conciliatory statement, but his threat of "gift packages" cannot have
any possible outcome except to increase the probability of war.
As I wrote yesterday in my Generational Dynamics analysis, North Korea
is not afraid of war, and is encouraging war, apparently believing
that they'll win because of support from China. Furthermore, in this
generational Crisis era, the people in both the US and China believe
that they'll win any war quickly. That's a recipe for "a global,
planetary catastrophe and a huge loss of human life," as Putin has
suggested, though his solution of "dialog" won't prevent it.
It's hard to see how Donald Trump has any choice. If North Korea is
permitted to build a nuclear arsenal, and the US just sits there and
does nothing to stop it, then it will be an enormous humiliation to
Trump and to the United States, and will soon lead to war anyway. The
die seems already to be cast. Reuters
Related: America's UN ambassador Nikki Haley says North Korea is 'begging for war' (05-Sep-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Nikki Haley,
Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Benghazi, Iraq, Saddam Hussein,
Crimea, Syria, Bashar al-Assad,
North Korea, Kim Jong-un, Han Tae Song, China
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