North Korea launched its own satellite using its own delivery system, good on them. Iran enriched its own nuclear fuel for its own nuclear energy program, I applaud that. Now why don't you go and Google why North Korea or Iran may have reason to distrust America.
Really ? I will decide what bothers me, not you. I have little problem with America having nukes. I simply extend the same favour to the North Koreans, as should you. As for your list of blustering assertions about the what the future may or may not hold...whatever. I hope my spluttering meet your approval.
I will decide what I'm all about, not you. I love America, I disapprove of its government, almost 50% of all Americans at any one time have that in common with me. As for the rest of your strawmen... whatever.
Most people understand and appreciate that the "vicious mad dog quality of North Korea" is nothing more that the yapping of a angry little scared dog.
They share your concern, and you, having done it at least twice before, have no grounds to object to them trying to mitigate that threat. Is that so hard to understand ?
Oh please captain america... Do you really expect me to list the atrocities America committed to further its own interests to justify those of NK ?
On what grounds do you "expect me to approve" what ?
When North America gets rid of its 5000 nuclear warheads it will have the moral right to squeal at North Korea. As it stands NK should be applauded for its technological advances. Same goes to Iran.
I guess he believes that the same way some believe the Red Sea was splitted in two by Moses and Jesus actually existed, died, resurrected and flew back to his Dad. In fact, the idea we will actually colonize America has its root from the same religious beliefs we inherited the world and must conquer it. At least from the protestant's view of the world. The man is created to engineer the world. It is just an extension of religion.
Value needs to be extracted somewhere and if you're not the extractor then chances are you're the chump. The responsibility of not being exploited is mine, and if I drank the koolaid I know who the chump who did the drinking was. Maybe next time I'll learn that my l33t risk analysis skills needs a bit of tweaking, or even better, give up on the self-gaslighting.
Email and posts are forever. The faster you grow up on the internets the faster you'll grow up. Actions have consequences and it is by suffering from those that we become more human and less of that thing a 18 year old is. It will be a massive disservice to both the individual and society if we don't have that.