Mini-lecture on Korea

Brigitte, here are some perspectives on this. One, during the Korean War, General MacArthur wanted to invade and clean out North Korea once and for all. President Truman said no, and the result is today we have an enemy with nuclear weapons that can reach our California coastal cities, Hawaii, and Alaska. Truman bought peace, but we are going to pay the price. Two, Japan will never allow a nuclear Korea to threaten it. Review history and the Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea before World War II. Korea must also be very careful that Japan does not come crashing down on it, and Japan can have nuclear weapons of its own within six months because of its massive technological know-how. Right now we provide the nuclear weapon defense, but if we show weakness, watch out. Japan will not hesitate to blow Korean off the face of the earth if they dare to touch Japanese homeland islands. Three, we ought not to be in Korea any longer. Let the Asians handle Asian rivalries. By having troops in South Korea, we have created a "trip wire" that automatically pulls us into a war there if the two Koreas go to war. We ought not to ever let other countries decide if we go to war, ever. Four, it is time we pulled back from Asia to defend our country through occupation of islands in the Pacific, which is what we did at one time. It is safer, cheaper, and it works. There, you have some further thoughts on Korea to mull.