Visiting South Korea this weekend, Defense Secretary James Mattis said they he doesn’t believe the United States would ever, under any circumstances, accept a nuclear North Korea, saying that the reclusive state which is constantly under threat of US attack should disarm.
Mattis claimed that North Korea’s attempts to improve its retaliatory capabilities are “counter-productive” and that North Korea is “reducing its security” by trying to deter oft-threatened US attacks.
North Korea has been very clear on the matter, saying their goal is to reach a point where their nuclear arsenal is capable enough that a preemptive US attack would be unthinkable. They’ve also downplayed the chances of disarming, noting that disarmament programs in Iraq and Libya led relatively quickly to an American attack.
With North Korea’s goal being to avoid getting attacked by the US, it’s hard to imagine they’d unilaterally disarm without guarantees that an American attack wouldn’t follow. US officials, however, are so fond of making such threats that it’s hard to imagine they’d ever willingly give up on the threats, meaning for now, that tense status quo likely will remain.
The US would never accept a foreign leader who might be a madman in possession of nuclear weapons, because historically, that has never ended peacefully.
Except Stalin.
And Mao.
Aside from those, it’s never worked out.
And Churchill. And Pompiduou. And Eshkol. And Gandhi. And Botha. And Sharif.
So the USA “would not accept” him/her? The arrogant USA has not shown much interest in a peaceful world or any sort of harmony by its decisions to “not accept” a leader of a sovereign State. The ones they have overthrown are legion, and mostly the good ones. See William Blum’s “Rogue State” for a list (not exhaustive).
The American corporate fascist regime will just have to live with it because they can’t do sh*t about it unless they are prepare to have L.A or S.F removed from the face of the earth.
N.K said never again after US bombed N.K to the stone age and murdered more than 40% of its population, a crime against humanity, a “gift” that much like Vietnam but worse, keeps on giving. That would have driven anyone mad but not N.K, they had a goal and they have reach it: The ultimate deterrence against the genocidal bully.
Keith, I couldn’t have put it better. You nailed it perfectly, and for that, you’ve been rewarded with 3 cheers, a 21-gun salute and a dozen high-fives .. Congratulations:)
Mattis claimed that North Korea’s attempts to improve its retaliatory
capabilities are “counter-productive” and that North Korea is “reducing
its security” by trying to deter oft-threatened US attacks.
So if this statement is true Mattis then what is the big worry about NK? You are absolutely contradicting yourself. Since they are reducing their security by improving their nuclear capabilities, then you should be having them go for speed ahead? Absolutely their nuke capabilities are keeping the psychopath Trump in check along with the belligerent regime changers in the military/industrial complex.
Then why did the U.S. enable the North Korean nuke program via the A.Q. Khan network?
Infowars.com, “Who gave North Korea nukes in the first place?” April 12, 2013, Paul Joseph Watson.
There’s a disinfo op underway disarm the real news story, that the U.S. helped North Korea gained nukes, by selectively misrepresenting and omitting the facts to present the simplified false meme that only Bill Clinton was involved.
Politifact and others are repeating the association of Bill Clinton alone with NK American-aided nukes to obscure and debunk the entire, more complex story of how A.Q. Khan stole centrifuge tech from the Netherlands to enable the Pakistani bomb. The tech was then traded to North Korea, all with the blessing of the CIA leadership of the era.
Just like Sam Colt’s revolver was the “great equalizer” in the old West, so are nuclear weapons the same in the world today. All “rogue” nations want to have them. Think Israel right along with North Korea. If you don’t think this is true just ask Muammar Gaddafi or Saddam Hussein.
North Korea’s only chance for survival and regime continuation is to rescind its nuclear programme, and be incorporated back into Chinese oversight. The world is prepared to accept their re-incorporation into Chinese control for now but will not accept the current status. China must invade and take over North Korea if they are unwilling to disarm, because if they do not, the US will destroy them and Korean Reunification will totally dismantle the DPRK.
Do you really believe that we will no longer demand regime change regardless of what happens?
I refuse to use the possessive “we” when speaking of the United States, because I acknowledge the fact that my personal views are irrelevant to its policies. That aside, yes, the DPRK can continue if they seek Chinese assistance, the US will not play for regime change if China is involved, and the nuclear programme is suspended. The crisis will end until the final war takes place and China itself in the crosshairs. This is a much more favorable state of affairs for North Koreans and the biological entities within its borders than what they are doing now, which is begging to be annihillated.
I use “we” because I live here. Why do we continue to talk regime change in Iran knowing full well that Russia is involved? This also applies to Syria minus the nukes. Tillerson just said Assad must go.
The United States views Iran as a hostile regime that refuses to be assimilated. It now realizes that internal campaigns will not work there, and won’t work in Syria either. Making Russia uncomfortable and committed to various fronts weakens Russia’s ability to emerge victorious, according to their view. How deeply Russia is committed to Iran is debatable.
If Russia has to abandon Iran to defend its own lands then I would think that s**t would be about ready to hit the fan. It’s not like the expansion of NATO just happened or Russia hasn’t been aware of our “special relationship” with Israel during their alliance with Iran. And since we’re back on the “Assad must go” kick, will Russia also abandon Syria?
Russia would accept another leadership in Syria but only if it is done peaceably, with normal elections. The Syrian people want Russia there to defend them. Russia is not committed to Iran in this same way yet because there is no present reason for it.
And Russia wouldn’t demand the same in Iran, a country that just recently had “normal” elections? And since the IAEA has said Iran is in compliance, regarding the nuke deal, would our demand for regime change then be that “present reason” for Russia defending them? I’m sure the Iranian people want Russia(or China?) to protect them also. The whole point being that we will never accept Kim as the future leader of North Korea regardless of whether China wants to take them in as a foster child. Everything we do precludes that from ever happening. It’s our way, period.
PLEASE have a look at 30 short videos recently taken in North Korea by Eva K Bartlett and found on youtube.
There actually are real human beings, 25 million of them and what they have achieved in the years since their country was annihilated (I can spell) by the USA is almost unbelievable. They have beautiful buildings, parks, theaters, housing, a real health system, good education, production of their needs because of sanctions, and the people want peace but not domination by the USA. Please check out the article (I found it on Information Clearing House hard news).
Do you have that on cut-and-paste only, or on a timer program that checks daily to see if your prediction has come true yet and, if not, reposts it?
It’s rather important. The DoD is running an EMP attack drill on November 4-6, and Trump is visiting the region. I believe in preparation, so do you.
Iraq and Libya? How about Iran? They actually signed an actual deal as compared to Iraq and Libya taking our word and we’re still demanding regime change.
The hubris of the USA continues. The country, allegedly world leader and democratic -which has used nukes on civilians, which refuses to follow the rules to reduce its nukes agreed to in the NPT, which has never signed a peace treaty with the DPRK after destroying it completely in the Korean War, which constantly threatens DPRK with attacks (a war crime), has “exercises” with South Korea year by year- still insists on North Korea being completely vulnerable to its full-on attacks with no benefits.
So I guess we no longer accept reality then. Ye gads, but Mattis is yet another fucking moron from that five-sided monstrosity on the Potomac.