WARNING: This thread contains references to war, Iraq, and North Korea. Even though it may possibly have some new ideas, those who are not interested in these discussions should leave immediately. You have been warned.

I just want to make sure I have this right:

1. The U.S. military is poised to attack Iraq because it is part of the Axis of Evil, has a Ruthless Dictator, and possesses Weapons of Mass Destruction.

2. North Korea is part of the Axis of Evil, has a Ruthless Dictator, and possesses Weapons of Mass Destruction.

BUT...

3. The U.S. military is not planning on attacking North Korea, because to do so might cause said Ruthless Dictator, being Ruthless, Armed, and Suddenly Under Attack, to unleash his forces, including, perhaps, said Weapons of Mass Destruction, on his neighbor and our friend, South Korea.

4. The U.S. military is, however not worried that attacking Iraq will cause Iraq's Ruthless Dictator similarly to become Ruthless, Armed, and Suddenly Under Attack. Why? Because even if Iraq decided to strike back, in a moment of panic or arrogance or stupidity, its Weapons of Mass Destruction have a very short range, and all of its neighbors are Islamic countries, which it would not dream of attacking with its SCUD missiles and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

5. Oh, yes, well, of course, there's...uh... Oh. Right. I get it. That would be awful, wouldn't it? But then again, there are some who probably wouldn't mind at all.

Somebody please prove to me that I'm wrong. And while you're at it, reassure the people who had Iraqi SCUD missiles land in their neighborhoods in 1991.

Aloha,
Mark

(Who is also remembering, as we send bombers to rattle Pyongyang's cage just a little bit more, that the last time an Asian nation attacked the United States, the bombs fell about 12 miles from where I'm sitting right now.)