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Global Thermonuclear War!

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by scott in economic daydreaming, political munglings

Remember that great movie with Matthew Broderick?? War Games?? A computer ‘hacked’ by a teenaga whiz goes crazy and the world is almost destroyed?

It was scary but turned out to be a game.? Albeit a very dangerous game.

I think that is what is going on in North Korea.? Their bankrupt economy is forcing them (i.e. the great leader Kim Il jJung ) to play games with geo-politics in order to garner attention and justify aid.? Ahmadinejad in Iran too.

Sad thing is they have nothing to lose.? Except a potential war . . . in which case they would expect U.S. and U.N.? economic intervention to resurrect their corrupt nations. I have to interject though that Iran is certainly a few steps above the bargain basement craziness of NK–great history, sorta open, educated and intelligent people, if misguided by religious zealots.

Anyway, how many nations have American taxpayers funded introduction into the developed or developing? world?? Oh yeah, there’s Germany, Japan and South Korea for sure.? Whoops, Vietnam, Iraq and China too (China by the round about way of paying premium $$ for everything they could make for twenty or so years).? A bunch of others if we really focused.? Is North Korea next?

Holy mackerel batman, I hope not.

Up to us, the U.S. of A.? Finally President Obama has something on his table that is not economic.? He has a full-blown international crisis that can’t be pushed down the priority ladder.? This is the biggest geo-problem of his administration so far.

What is he to do?

For one thing he has to bring his current popularity in the world to bear and especially in China and Russia (if such popularity exists there).? These nations have us by the oil and dollar vise-grip and certainly don’t have to cave to pressure from Washington (at least in their minds).

On the other hand, with our dependence on China to keep buying up trillions of $$ of loans from the government to support or ‘debt fix’ and Russia providing a significant part of the oil and gas needs of our allies in Europe, we are not playing from a position of strength.

So what?? We’ve been there before and risen to the occasion.

There come times when you do what is right regardless of the potential economic implications.

So, don’t let it bother you, Mr. President.? Do what is right and let the consequences follow.

We must not be blackmailed as a result of our failed energy policies and greedy economic failures.? After all, the previous three or four administrations caused most, if not all, of those problems.? Make your own tracks here BHO, and use the opportunity to force energy independence and fiscal responsibility on a nation that needs both desperately!

Take heart and take action now BHO.? Let China and Russia know that we will act without them if necessary.? Let them know that any inaction on their part will be widely publicized throughout the world as irresponsible so they wil be judged in the court of public opinion (I bet THAT thought has them shaking in their boots and slippers!).

Another thing.? Don’t be afraid to play the ‘race card’? if needed.? That is always a big threat nowasdays isn’t it?? This time though it is even more, as in the ‘arms race card.’? North Korea and Iran are pariah nations.? They don’t seem to care about the United Nations or public opinion.? But they can’t be all THAT stupid can they, criminy they DO have nuclear programs!? Does any one think they want an arms race aimed at them?

Make them think twice.? Or three times if it takes it.? Heck they are dictatorships and everyone knows that.? Elections in either nation are nothing more than publicity stunts.? All decisions are made by only one person in either country — ‘the great ladder, uh leader in North Korea (he needs a ladder to talk face to face with just about anyone) — and the ”grand I, uh told ya’, oops, Ayatollah, in Iran. Man, I despise such despots, does it show?

So, make sure these two morons know you are serious.? Make sure they know that stand-off military action is imminent (what they heck do we have stealth bombers for anyway?).? Let them know our next bomb and missile tests just might go off course like theirs have.? That our ‘bunkerbusters’? just might end up in the ‘burrows’ those crazies live in . . . not the ocean.

I abhor the thought of any military action but, you get the idea and ‘they’ must too.? Military action is on the table . . . it has to be for the safety of our allies and our own nearby forces (more than 200,000 of our military are in proximity to these two ‘yahoo’ nations.? For world peace, as far too many Miss America contestants remind us.

Global thermonuclear war?? Jeez, Louise, of course not!? But we have to take action now or it will be too late to do so without serious alternatives in the mix.

Sure, I hope China and Russia will get on board, and I sure hope South Korea will be 100% supportive. You are either for ‘world peace’ or against it.? Make ‘em chose and damn the economic consequences.? They have at least as much to lose — they need our $$ for their toys, electronics and oil.? Without those $$ their economies would fall like a house of cards.

Man am I looking forward to the international news during the next week!? I sure hope the Prez is as good as he has looked the past few months.? This could be interesting!

Thanks to flickr’s agutsi for the photo

Tags: blackmail, china, dollar, Iran, Loans to China, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Oil, President Obama, Russia