COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE INDEPENDENT
North Korea will not
be accepted as a nuclear power by US or Russia, say Rex Tillerson and Sergei
Lavrov
Both sides agree to
pursue a 'diplomatic solution' to the crisis
Well, I don't know why North Korea is less worthy to be a
nuclear power than America and Russia or, indeed, others. I’m not sure what
deity declared this.
The ugly truth is, America has a record of horror in North
Korea few appreciate.
Look at these:
Given that record, it is hard to view North Korea as
irrational.
And, by the way, all reliable observers indicate, Kim is an
intelligent leader, likely more so in some respects than Trump. Some comments
here just reflect the stuff fed to us by our corporate, government-serving
press.
And, of course, any time we discuss this topic, we must
include Israel, not only an outlaw nation which has killed many people and
abuses millions but one with a large, and unquestioned arsenal of nuclear
weapons.
It also is a nation which engaged in serious secret
proliferation in the case of Apartheid South Africa, a nation which acquired a
small arsenal with Israel's illegal help.
What is your standard?
Israel supposedly fears what people in one country did 75
years ago, so its weapons are okay.
Plus, it is okay that they've violated every standard set
for nuclear weapons?
