dianavan - reference your post - 10 Jul 06 - 01:44 PM

I was unaware that anyone other than that, "The little monkey turd" (Kim-Jong-Il's own description of himself by the way) of a North Korean leader/ruler/cult figure was starving the people of North Korea. He is very fussy about who he let's do that you see. Without outside aid (mostly American) thousands of North Koreans would die every year.

I am currently unaware of any sanctions, economic or trade, that apply to North Korea, but again the "lmt" is very fussy about who trades what with his regime.

"I don't like their leader but just because I don't like him does not justify starving the women and children." Very pleased to hear that it falls very much in line with the rest of the world's thinking on the matter - including that of the USA.

Common then Dianavan regale us of the dire and dastardly deeds that the US of A has perpetrated upon poor hapless, innocent, blissfully happy and contented North Korea over the past fifty odd years - I'm sure we'll all be amazed - or is this just some other outlandish, unsubstantiated claim you wanted to spout just to make yourself feel better.

Heard any complains about the US bullying people in Aceh? Or any other part of the world where disaster strikes and they are normally among the first to offer real tangible help?

This one is priceless - Dianavan at her best - "Korea remembers the U.S. occupation and they do not want to relive that part of history. Everyone has a right to defend themselves."

That honestly had me helpless with laughter for about ten minutes. Dianavan as the Korean War was drawing to a close the biggest scramble by the native population was headed South, so eager were the Citizenry of the Korean Penninsula to escape the occupation of the Americans. Now let us take at look at the differences between North Korea under it's Stalanist Communist Dictatorship - they are not a bunch of happy campers dianavan. Now what about South Korea? One of the great post war success stories, busy, thriving, one of the forefront "Asian Tiger" economies. Given the choice which would you chose to live in?