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Because obv the BBC are just a mouthpiece for the Trump administration...

by Chris2048 9y ago

acqq 9y ago
Because obviously it wasn't so to prepare for the war in Iraq? I suggest reading the articles from 2003, I think a lot of them are still online.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  Is the UK signing up for a war with NK?
saladeen 9y ago
Regardless of how bad Trump is considered to be, and how true that will turn out to be, in my opinion this is the first time that someone is actually doing something that has a chance at ending this horrible situation that we've been just sweeping under the rug for the past few decades. He put a squeeze on their only ally, China, put in meaningful sanctions that are hitting where it hurts, the elite, and is calling out their leader on his bluffing tactics that worked well (for the leader and the elite) so far. Hundreds of thousands of people, slowly languishing in famine and unspeakable suffering, all ignored because it's an 'inconvenient problem'.
- mercurysmessage 9y ago
  It's easy for Trump to talk, as he always does, when he doesn't face the threats that Asia does. There has always been a hard stance on NK.
  - Chris2048 9y ago
    > There has always been a hard stance on NK Can you justify that opinion? Why did it take the US to sanction a Chinese bank?
  - saladeen 9y ago
    The hard stance you speak of was always simple containment and ignoring, and then when their leader would start shaking sabres and making threats, he would get appeased with free food. That was exactly my point. The problem was ignored, and at times when it couldn't be ignored, NK would bluff, and the rest of the world would appease them.
dazc 9y ago
The BBC are obsessed with Trump in a way that is 180 degrees opposite of what you are suggesting.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  Not really, I omitted an explicit </s> because I though the ellipsis made it obvious... But then, I'm English so maybe I'm assume more familiarity with the BBC than the average HNer.
  - dazc 9y ago
    My error

Because obv the BBC are just a mouthpiece for the Trump administration...

acqq 9y ago

Because obviously it wasn't so to prepare for the war in Iraq? I suggest reading the articles from 2003, I think a lot of them are still online.

Chris2048 9y ago
Is the UK signing up for a war with NK?

saladeen 9y ago

Regardless of how bad Trump is considered to be, and how true that will turn out to be, in my opinion this is the first time that someone is actually doing something that has a chance at ending this horrible situation that we've been just sweeping under the rug for the past few decades. He put a squeeze on their only ally, China, put in meaningful sanctions that are hitting where it hurts, the elite, and is calling out their leader on his bluffing tactics that worked well (for the leader and the elite) so far. Hundreds of thousands of people, slowly languishing in famine and unspeakable suffering, all ignored because it's an 'inconvenient problem'.

mercurysmessage 9y ago
It's easy for Trump to talk, as he always does, when he doesn't face the threats that Asia does. There has always been a hard stance on NK.
- Chris2048 9y ago
  > There has always been a hard stance on NK Can you justify that opinion? Why did it take the US to sanction a Chinese bank?
- saladeen 9y ago
  The hard stance you speak of was always simple containment and ignoring, and then when their leader would start shaking sabres and making threats, he would get appeased with free food. That was exactly my point. The problem was ignored, and at times when it couldn't be ignored, NK would bluff, and the rest of the world would appease them.

dazc 9y ago

The BBC are obsessed with Trump in a way that is 180 degrees opposite of what you are suggesting.

Chris2048 9y ago
Not really, I omitted an explicit </s> because I though the ellipsis made it obvious... But then, I'm English so maybe I'm assume more familiarity with the BBC than the average HNer.
- dazc 9y ago
  My error