WORLD NOW MUST LEARN TO LIVE WITH A NUCLEAR IRAN & KOREA

Instead of being fearful of living in the shadow of a possible nuclear war with Korea and another possible pre-emptive "strike" by the US with Iran next year, has anyone thought of just saying, "the heck with it?" and moved on?

We all know that whatever sanctions against Iran will ultimately fail because of how far along Iran is with its nuclear enrichment program--and Bush's stubborn attitude towards that country in particular.

In regards to North Korea, the said could be said of the same. Diplomacy in the past had forestalled Kim Jong Il's nuclear ambitions, but--again--Bush's arrogance towards that nation has accelerated what could've possibly have been a lesser shock to the world in the future over this matter--had he not labeled that country as being a part of that "Axis of Evil".

We could've dealt with both countries on more amicable terms and avoided this whole mess had we just done things normally. But Bush didn't want it that way. He wanted a 'push comes to shove' line of foreign diplomacy. He wanted both countries to tow America's hardliner stance of "my way or the highway".

Well, America, we now have two countries which weren't nuclear before, but are now--all thanks to Bush.

And though we can always blame Clinton for this mess, the Democrats, and anyone else who doesn't agree with this backwards administration, the world will just have to learn to live with both nations and adapt to each situation as time goes on.

Because military force won't get rid of either. No matter how much the war hawks beat their drums these days.

Schuyler Thorpe

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