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July 9, 2005 North Korea recently test-fired seven missiles, including a long-range armament—a Taepodong-2, which many experts believe has the capability to strike the west coast of the United States. This technologically-lacking “threat” is being taken serious by the United States. Some see it as a ploy to get the U.S. to the negotiating table for an easing of the sanctions that have been in effect in some form since the late fifties. Apparently Kim Jong-Il doesn’t know he’s dealing with the John Wayne of American Presidents. Furthermore, for some time North Korea has sold missiles and related technology and is what one government official called, "The Home Depot for missile sales around the world." It was known as far back as 1992 that North Korea was on the short list (or is that s**t list?) of PNAC and the U.S. government—regardless of who was in the White House or the party that controlled the congress. First Afghanistan, Iraq and now the North Koreans—just like PNAC designed it (and Thomas Keyes pointed out in articles written more than two years ago). The Bush Administration is determined to prove to the world that they can perform combat operations in multiple theaters. Kim Jong Il is “Il-in” and playing right into America’s hands. His missiles will never strike American soil, for I believe that within two years he will be blown off the face of the earth. America has ways of getting its dictators/madmen/enemies in line. (See NORIEGA, Manuel; HUSSEIN, Saddam, MARCOS, Ferdinand et al). The risks in North Korea are great, being that the NKs won’t hesitate to take their aggression out on Japan or South Korea, where we have a sizable number of soldiers stationed. Though the NKs have a million-man army, there’s no doubt in my mind that they will receive the same lesson the Iraqis did during Desert Storm: Hungry soldiers make poor soldiers. The biscuit is mightier than the sword, especially when the man wielding the sword is weakened from missed meal cramps. I don’t worry about US forces being stretched thin, because I see the resumption of the draft on the horizon. But what we gain by “conquering” North Korea? First, we are rid of the biggest nuclear threat to Americans since the Soviet Union. Second, we gain a police substation (military base) in a strategic part of the world. Regardless of the scenario, I’m sure the leaders of opposition governments sense a fracture in the NATO alliance.* France and Germany’s reluctance to follow the U.S. lead in the Iraqi debacle hinted as much. After all, what do our NATO allies have to gain from what they see as American aggression, Imperialism and egotism run amok? (You’d think these countries would see the obvious answer—security, since many of the member countries seem incapable of going it alone). In a speech by the NATO Secretary General at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Copenhagen, November 15, 2005) it was mentioned that, “(there) is a positive overall assessment of this Alliance… That’s why, from my perspective, there simply is no fundamental debate any more about NATO’s relevance. As long as America and Europe will need each other, and who would doubt it, this Alliance will continue to exist. And since we are going to need each other more rather than less, NATO is here to stay.” He added, “Clearly, collective defense remains the cornerstone of this Alliance. Article 5 is the strongest promise sovereign nations can give to each other. In an uncertain world, this is a most precious asset – an asset that we must defend and preserve.” The BBC reported, President George W Bush became a champion of "robust" NATO enlargement. And few in Washington questioned his position. It was a far cry from the divisions in Washington a few years ago about whether enlargement was in itself a good idea. (Nick Childs, “Washington Warms To NATO,” BBC News, 2006). America’s defense strategists, PNAC state boldly, “America should seek to preserve and extend its position of global leadership by maintaining the preeminence of U.S. military forces." (PNAC, , {“Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces, And Resources For A New Century,” September 2000).. Like Al-Qaeda, North Korea is positioning itself for the equivalent of a military beatdown. Contrary to what some world leaders believe, NATO is strong and believes, “"North Korea's missile programs and provocative actions necessitate a firm response from the international community. We call on North Korea to cease immediately the development of long-range missiles and reconfirm its moratorium on all long-range missile launches." This seeds of this battle were sown more than fifteen years ago. Within the next few years we will see what bitter fruit such sowing produces. Coming Up: The Fighting In Iraq and Afghanistan * The other member countries include: Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, United Kingdom, France, Iceland, Norway, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Netherlands). ------------ About the author: Timothy N. Stelly, Sr. is a 46-year old poet, novelist and aspiring screenwriter who resides in northern California with his three youngest children--Lawrence, Kimberly and Dante. He is a member of various writer's groups and has three novels in print, his most recent, "Like A Straight-Up Sucka," is available at www.lulu.com. website: http://stellbreadO@tripod.com Email: stellbread@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. 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