Nuke Pyongyang, Reconsidered

I do not appreciate you ignorant and impudent peons commenting on things you have no knowledge of. I have noted your names. That is all.

Vladimir Putin

Kidding!

Thank you all for the comments on this post, most of which were very constructive and though-provoking. Yeah, I think the 95% of you who disagreed with me are probably right. To articulate what I should have said more clearly: “I can admit that the argument [to nuke North Korea] looks nuts… but preemptive strikes are not a consideration we should ignore.” Consider everything. The US and North Korea are on a collision course for disaster, and to paraphrase Eddie (an active US military personnel in the region), we have to think through every scenario to prepare for anything. I blame Jimmy Carter for the North Korea mess and Bush needs to do something to neutralize those assholes. Since we in the quasi-anonymous blogosphere can get away with thinking pagan sans the Victorian rhetoric, it’s good to bring these things out to discuss.

Sir Francis Younghusband recalled a late night in 2002 when several of us were enjoying drinks and some late-night political discourse when Saru asked, “What would happen if we nuked Israel?” At the time, even Lord Curzon the gentile was furious—but provocative arguments bring out good discussion, and this nuke North Korea dialogue was no exception. Special thanks in particular go to Plunge, Gabriel, Eddie, and KimCheeGI for really making me think, and Mark of Zenpundit for recalling this post that scrutinized South Korea’s strategic status. I also liked Kromozone’s comment at the Marmot’s Hole:

S. Korea never should have dismantled their own nuclear weapons program. Kick the U.S. out, stock up on nukes, and arms race the North into economic oblivion. Reagan would be so proud of their strategy, it’s the exact same thing he did!

Great stuff, all of you. Thanks for joining in the fun. Just do me a favor: never forget what Kim Jong Il really is . . .