"i really don't think that our pummeling of a country lacking any real army or equipment"

We didn't really know this until we got there. Remember the "quagmire" we would face in Baghdad? How they would defend every street?


"scares Jong-Il at al. hell, that's like telling one neighbor 'i'm serious, keep you dog off my f$cking lawn' and then beating the crap out of the disabled, retarded kid across the street to show that you're serious."

Well, I sure wouldn't f%ck with a guy who beats up retarded kids. Especially if he's got better weapons than me.


"it isn't much more of a regional security issue if the countries that matter in the conflict (japan, SK) are not a part of it. Jong-Il realizes that his country is going down the toilet, and the US realizes that the area is destabilizing. both countries are trying to play up these talks as if the other side is giving in, and meanwhile Tokyo and Seoul are still worried about whats going to happen behind closed doors."

True. But's called a "diplomatic solution", what everyone wanted us to do in Iraq. I hope we can bring in Japan and S.K. soon.