The media is all over a test by the North Koreans that will probably lead to even more sanctions from the United Nations, a body that can sanction like no other but otherwise has no backbone to do anything else. The one question is not if the United Nations will do anything about this act, but if the United States and the Obama Administration actually see it as an act that could possibly leave the United States at risk. Is North Korea a real threat or are they just shooting off at the mouth? Do we consider them a threat even if they may not be able to harm us with biological or nuclear weapons, but could use them on the South Koreans in a time of war? These are all questions that need to be answered, and in a time like this we have to look at them more closely than we would, I believe, at any other time in history.
The last thing we need is another war, that is for sure. We have our troops all over the globe and it would be nice to bring them home, allow them to get into the workforce, start a business, and have a family. It would be nice to tell them that they can take a break, lay back, and spend more time with family than dodging bullets in a nation that we may never actually turn to our side once we leave anyway. On the other hand, those who join the military know that at a moments notice there could be war that breaks out, an ally that is hit and they will have to leave once again to go somewhere else and battle an enemy that may not be the same kind of enemy that we see today.
But first we have to try and get to a consensus, if we can, to the question of North Korea actually being a threat to not only mainland United States but neighboring allies in the region. If we do believe they are a threat, then something needs to be done. This is a nation with a a little bit of military might. I am not saying they rival others in the region, but they do have a very good friend in China that while they have condemned the launch of yet another nuclear test may not be so quick as to want to go in an get rid of the nukes that the North Koreans actually have. It is one thing to be against a test, but it is another thing entirely to say that the Chinese would be willing to take down a regime that scratches their back.
I am not sure we can come to a consensus on if the North Koreans are a real threat, because there will be those who say that they are not and it is not our problem even if they were. I suppose that would change if the United States was in range of a North Korean missile, something that has yet to be proven and does not seem likely at this time without the help of another nation. I can understand the argument as to not wanting to get into another nations business, but I also know we have allies that must be protected. The South Koreans, I believe, would be able to handle their business without much of a problem. But that only goes as far as the United States is willing to go in helping them achieve that end. If we are not, another Korean War could break out lasting years and years and affecting not only that region but the world as well.
I am not writing today trying to say we need to suit up and start making a plan for the removal of the North Korean government in the next 60 days, but it may be something that needs to be looked at in the future. I would hate to have to say I told everyone so if some how, some way, the North was actually able to hit the United States with a missile when we thought they could not. There is a lot that we do not know about North Korea and their dealings with the Chinese. Like I said, I am not saying it is a threat that needs to be dealt with right now but it may be at some point and the conversation as to if we should do anything or just stand back even if we know they could be an immediate threat needs to be had. While we have our troops in Afghanistan and all over the world, we also have problems here at home but let us get serious for a minute. Do you believe if we were not anywhere else in the world the border would be closed by the troops on the President's orders? If you believe that, if you believe the President would do that, then you are dumber than most. That may not be a reason to leave them all over the world but it is something that has to be brought into the conversation.
Are they a threat or are they not a threat? That, really, is the question!
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