Now I know I might have been too kind towards North Korea. I mean, it was North Korea that sponsored terrorist activities against the South Korea, the bombing in Burma, and blowing up the airplane. And it is these days, that they are trying to build nuclear bombs and missiles to sell around the world.
However, we should at least try to negoiate with them just from a sheer cost perspective, that amount of money we could give them in the form of aid or energy is peanuts compared to the amount we may save in further aggravation. That is just from an economical perspective.
But the other thing troubling from our perspective, is that we don't meet our commitments and treat them like they are insignificant, and the North Korean state is extremely paranoid. I think if we showed them we were serious in trying to make peaceful relations and maybe help them, and actually have the integrity to stick by our commitments, I think they would edge out of the darkness, and sort of normalize. But at this moment, they have really nothing to loose, as they are so in dire straits, but we have something to loose. South Korean economy, Japans, as well as Chinese economies would be affected by any destabilization in the region, and these big economies affect world's economy. We are all interdependent in some degree.
However, we should at least try to negoiate with them just from a sheer cost perspective, that amount of money we could give them in the form of aid or energy is peanuts compared to the amount we may save in further aggravation. That is just from an economical perspective.
But the other thing troubling from our perspective, is that we don't meet our commitments and treat them like they are insignificant, and the North Korean state is extremely paranoid. I think if we showed them we were serious in trying to make peaceful relations and maybe help them, and actually have the integrity to stick by our commitments, I think they would edge out of the darkness, and sort of normalize. But at this moment, they have really nothing to loose, as they are so in dire straits, but we have something to loose. South Korean economy, Japans, as well as Chinese economies would be affected by any destabilization in the region, and these big economies affect world's economy. We are all interdependent in some degree.
I have to wonder if China/Russia don't want things to deteriorate and get to a point where military action will be be needed. Both countries have somewhat of a black mark on their face after the Korean War, and a new fight on the peninsula would allow the ROK's government to exercise complete control.
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