tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post116148818048847537..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: What If the Dear Leader Has A Bad Hair Day?Deany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161742734213014052006-10-25T10:18:00.000+08:002006-10-25T10:18:00.000+08:00The CPP-NPA is playing on dangerous grounds as exp...The CPP-NPA is playing on dangerous grounds as expected of their skewed logic of hailing North Korea after its nuclear missile test.<BR/><BR/>the point here is simple.<BR/><BR/>they have proven more dangerous to their people than the people outside of their territories that even their allies disdain them after such brazen display of arrogance.<BR/><BR/>an interesting conversation took place one time when i talked about them i said to a friend of mine:<BR/><BR/>"North Korea is stupid for doing that..."<BR/>she said "Why? is America the only sanctioned country to test their nukes?"<BR/>with a sound of bitterness she followed<BR/>"It is good that they are testing their missiles so there will be a balance of power"<BR/>after which i followed "Yes it is after their first missile testing that flew over Japan and landed in a God forsaken part of the ocean?!"<BR/>"I didnt know about that" she said with an air of disbelief.<BR/>"Yes they did..." I said<BR/><BR/>the next conversation was with another friend of mine i told him about the story and he laughed out loud:<BR/><BR/>"Thats why they (North Korea or NK) should not do those missile testing because they are the ones who should not look like the ones they are fighting against" said my friend.<BR/><BR/>In all these it made me think at what point does power or use of force justifiable in taunting your adversary?<BR/><BR/>Let us consider these:<BR/><BR/>1. NK wants to scare off all other countries specially the US.<BR/>2. NK wants to send a strong message to all their supporters and enemies or critics alike that they have the propensity to destroy their countries in the most brutal way possible.<BR/>3. They are alarming South Korea so it will send them more aid or remove the US bases in the boarders so they can occupy South Korea or rather (though really questionable) free SK from the US imperialists.<BR/><BR/>All of the above still doesnt make sense to me all of which are what i consider pure acts of arrogance no different from the US. But then assuming that they really have to fight and they still think that they are in the state of war and the only message they could bring is to rattle and show off a message or irreverence to the US and its allies. We can only give assurance that even when their means are justifiable other terrorists would follow suit and God Knows when they will strike (maybe using North Koreas' Missiles)<BR/><BR/>There is a dilemma here; when NK provokes the US they dont realize that they are provoking the world and the UN. When NK goes against world opinion it challenges all moralists to do the same against the first ones who went against it which was the US when it entered Iraq. And so now we see how violence begets violence.<BR/><BR/>After this i dont see any reason why the US will be mum about it. Surely by now they are devising ways and tactics to either disarm or attack NK. and it will only take a single aim for NK at their neighbor SK to hold them hostages ergo more bloodshed.<BR/><BR/>So whats the best solution for such?<BR/>Whats the next step for the US?<BR/>What will the UN do?<BR/><BR/>either the UN will not do anything about it or the US will just kill the hell out of them...<BR/><BR/>now this is where that stupid CPP-NPA comes in.<BR/>when they supported NK for doing such notwithstanding the logical errors it posted<BR/>they have become an organization that in itself denied world opinion and doesnt deserve a seat in the place of free men.<BR/><BR/>they have made themselves supporters of anarchists that fights fire with fire without proposing any solution to the problem.<BR/><BR/>they have become cohorts of NK and reflects the same monstrosity NK is capable of.<BR/><BR/>it becomes short of saying from them "Just give us some nukes and we'll blow to smitherens all of them who dont believe us"<BR/><BR/>it is through this that they again fail to think for themselves and for other people.<BR/><BR/>it is through this that the thinking community will never respect them anymore...Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03730734797936605305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161519347635764982006-10-22T20:15:00.000+08:002006-10-22T20:15:00.000+08:00Hi Marcus Aurelius,How are the Badgers coping with...Hi Marcus Aurelius,<BR/>How are the Badgers coping with JocJoc Bolante? Looks like he's lost every <BR/>Court battle, even the one in Kenosha. hehe. Btw thanks for the comment. I think there is a lot that can be learned from "gun control" analogy.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161516839546536962006-10-22T19:33:00.000+08:002006-10-22T19:33:00.000+08:00When we debate gun control in the states we often ...When we debate gun control in the states we often note it isn't the gun but who is owning or using the gun that makes the difference.<BR/><BR/>I own multiple guns as does my father and brother. I haven't had so much as a moving violation in years.<BR/><BR/>Same with nuclear weapons. I trust Israel is not going to up & sell their bombs to Osama Bin Laden, or just one day decide Iran is an illgetimate govt and launch missiles against Qom or (heaven protect the home of the syrah grape) Shiraz. Can we say the same for North Korea or Iran?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it would be nice to have world without them, but reality is what it is.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161504261493617322006-10-22T16:04:00.000+08:002006-10-22T16:04:00.000+08:00MB,I'm glad to note that you have firmed up your p...MB,<BR/>I'm glad to note that you have firmed up your position AGAINST all nations having the right to own nuclear weapons to one where NO nation should have nuclear weapons. I agree with that!<BR/><BR/>But in some ways our dilemma has become much worse because of AQ Khan, who has essentially made CONTAINMENT an impossible goal, by spilling the nuclear milk all over blackmarket south asia, what you call the genie being out of the bottle.<BR/><BR/>But follow that thought right on through to the unavoidable conclusion that el baradei came to also last year: it's too late to sequester the guards or keep the genie within the bottle of the Nuclear States, such that their destroying every single weapon they own themselves would not in fact bring the genie back. The people who now know the Secret of the Magic Lamp of Nuclear Power cannot now be deterred by even such a stupendous moral example. <BR/><BR/>"We are in a race against time!" El Baradei says, because "they" will use the secret, and are trying very hard to do so right now. <BR/><BR/>The Mind that has turned Iraq into Sheol in order to prove a point about itself is capable of doing so. <BR/><BR/>Do you think he is wrong? <BR/><BR/>What if El Baradei is right, that the focus is no longer on the Cold War battle between East and West or even between North and South (which he truly cares about), but between nuclear nihilists and the rest of humanity, including almost all Muslims like him?<BR/><BR/>I must say I was struck by how plainly he stated the relationship between rogue STATES and the terrorist groups. And between the peaceful and military applications of nuclear power. <BR/><BR/>Finally there is the impossibility of annihilating the Nuclear Genie, which is really our knowledge of and ability to weaponize the Secret of the Stars. We have no moral, technological or even cultural methods for the destruction of pure knowledge. We would have to forget and unlearn that Energy equals the mass times the square of the speed of light! Effective disarmament is futile for the foreseeable future, because there would always be the threat to rearm. Man will have to evolve SPIRITUALLY for such a thing to even become possible.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161491937604626282006-10-22T12:38:00.000+08:002006-10-22T12:38:00.000+08:00But I notice the fine art of insulting GWB's intel...<I>But I notice the fine art of insulting GWB's intelligence and spelling skills have markedly toned down since The Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il of North Korea, (he with the most EVIL of Hair-dooz), exploded about a thousand ton's worth of enriched Uranium in a package as small as suitcase and perhaps destined for that retail nuclear blackmarket that Mohammed El Baradei and IAEA spend many sleepless nights over (bless their souls!).</I><BR/><BR/>nah, david letterman still does it like every other day on his show. <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=letterman+presidential+speeches&search=Search" REL="nofollow">Here's some examples.</A><BR/><BR/>and the focus of jon stewart's attacks isn't on "bush is dumb", but on the failures and mistakes in iraq. and i guess it's somewhat effective in driving bush's popularity and support for the war down.john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161491245566130012006-10-22T12:27:00.000+08:002006-10-22T12:27:00.000+08:00GEORGE W. BUSH's term "the Axis of Evil" has come ...<I>GEORGE W. BUSH's term "the Axis of Evil" has come in for much of the same derision and pseudosmart snickering from much the same folks, who are so politically correct that it makes them nervous to even hear someone of stature in the world actually call a spade a spade!</I><BR/><BR/>yes, bush was just stating the obvious re the "axis of evil" comment.john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-1161490793693637722006-10-22T12:19:00.000+08:002006-10-22T12:19:00.000+08:00DJB,Some good observations.The thing is the Norks ...DJB,<BR/><BR/>Some good observations.<BR/><BR/>The thing is the Norks are only an overt threat to South Korea and the Chinese (in they don't want to deal with a flood starving Norko refugees).<BR/><BR/>However, NORKOs only foreign currency comes from counterfeiting, illicit narcotics, and weapon smuggling.<BR/><BR/>No, the weapons tested (I have not seen anything it was a positive test, but all tests are moments of learning) are not intended for self-defensive purposes, that is the job of the million man army and the tens of thousands of artillery pieces pointed at Seoul. Those weapons are for sale.<BR/><BR/>Wretchard sometime ago discussed the possibility the Saudis too have nuclear weapons. He made a good case for it and after the Pakistani test I made similar comments of some of my friends.<BR/><BR/>Still haven't had a chance to meet up with Butch.<BR/><BR/>AnywayMarcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.com