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Originally Posted by Gouge
The 9/11 attacks where done by terrorist not by a sovereign nation flying under the representation of a flag and government...huge difference between the two.
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Agreed. but the point is, to use "deterrent" as an argument is flawed. The fact is the US was indeed attacked despite all the security (at the time), intelligence reports, well-known and well-documented firepower. I will agree that certain levels of posturing with the ability to back it militarily will indeed deter some people, organizations or even countries, but it won't deter all.
And I am doubtful Kim Jong Ill is remotely concerned over anything the US has militarily. He's a loose canon in every sense, that I can see. I just can't see any amount of military might altering that man's sense of determination to cause problems.