squishypimp

wrong approach. Iraq had no means of obtaining nukes and the world knew it. Iraq was destroyed after the gulf war and had heavy sactions placed on it. so to put it back into the hypothetical that you placed with the "knife" deal, its like having an institutionalized crazy person (living in an insitution with 24/7 monitoring) coming up to you and saying "i have a knife and i am going to kill you." you know that they could not possibly have a knife because they are in an "institution where they are monitored 24/7." you take the threat alot less serious. Iraq under Saddam was alot like the "institionalized person that was monitored 24/7" they had no means to obtain these weapons, and they did not (as evident after the USA invaded and found no TRACE of a single weapon of mass destruction. not even anthrax or chemical agents)

you better believe they have kept up with world affairs since the 1980s. they are a struggling nation and have been looking for the attention of the world forever. its evident that they want the attention of the world and they found that they can do it by means of nukes. if you listen to what the N Korean government wants through many published statements, its to be at "super power status" much like the USA or China. you notice that Cuba is the exact opposite in that it wants to stay quiet and under the radar (which allows them alot more freedoms) N. Korea is trying to gain the power in the world that the USA & China already have and they feel they can do it by means of nukes.

in short, N. Korea is like that little kid who wants to be "big man on campus" but gets shunned out of society. unfortunately from what we have seen in the american school system about these types of "kids" is that they end up going into schools and killing everyone. N. Korea has got to be listened to and convinced to stop any nuclear programs before they get the bright idea of setting one of those nukes off and starting WWIII....

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