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Originally Posted by Big C
i was just saying that that guys' argument did not prove anything because north korea was just as bad in that regerd. he said that sadaam was killing his own ppl, and in north korea they are basically doin the same...thats my point
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Well, not quite... We said that SH had used WMD's on his own population which, to my knowledge and despite its otherwise terrible human rights issues, N.Korea has not done.
More importantly - the use of WMD's on his own population and lack of basic human rights was only one part of the equation presented by SH's Iraq. Importantly, prior to the invasion, SH had demonstrated his willingness to make war on other countries in the region. Further, in doing so, he was once again willing to deploy and use WMD's. As I said earlier, N.Korea has demonstrated none of these last characteristics.
So while, yes, there are similarities between SH's Iraq and the current situation in N.Korea - There are also significant differences as to the threat posed by each. To point to the similarities, while ignoring the differences, and proclaim our logic faulty is, itself, false logic.
All your post does is highlight Bush's diplomatic flexibility and his ability to deal appropriately with the threats presented by differing situations (LOL, Okay - I just threw that in there to make Matty and the rest of you lefties gag!)
