jason1637 said:
1. I disagree, we're not just nuking for no reason. We're nuking them because they are a big problem and other approaches have not worked. I'm sure it woild get lots of support. 2. There would be no need to fear the US unless you're a dictator. 3. If Trump threatened the EU multiple times with nukes and became a dictator then yeah France would be in the right to eradicate him. But his threats to the EU so far are not on that level.
The worst the international community would do is condemn our actions. I don't expect anything more besides that since they would be glad we got rid of Kim. |
1. It would not. At all. Already simply because a nuke doesn't just kill 1 person, but levels a city, meaning you'll kill many civilians along with him. And you are doing the same old problematic thinking of the US military and Rumsfeld: The wars itself were not the problem in Afghanistan and Irak, but the situation degraded because the US had no strategy on what to do afterwards. It is that what created ISIS and all the problems in Irak btw, killing the dictator but having no strategy what to do afterwards. That's the reason why Bush senior didn't depose Saddam, he knew it would destabilize the whole region, but his son didn't believe it. Kim might be gone, but what will happen next? Will the next in line take the office and continue with business as usual, except now having much more legitimization by the public after that action? Will a Generalissimo take the reign and swear revenge on the US and South Korea (since the south is supported by the US) and maybe nuke Seoul in retaliation? What will China, who still is at least nominally allied to North Korea, do? That's the problem with your approach, you don't stop a minute and think of the damn consequences of your action.
2. In case you don't know, the US are already feared outside of countries with dictators simply because of their overwhelming military might, their past of toppling presidents to install their puppet regime, and simply what can happen if an absolute madman takes office as president. And using nukes for what is essentially and legally an assassination of a diplomat (which would kill thousands, if not millions of civilians along with it) would make the whole world much rather fear the US than thank them for removing Kim. It's much more likely that the EU for instance would put the US at the same level as Russia and China and cut many ties with them.
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