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When Bush sh!t on the Anti-ballistic missle treaty and proclaimed the US would fund a missle defense shield, the treaty was breached. North Korea simply followed suit. I don't blame them for wanting to build weapons in violation of the treaty since the US started the trend (It's was one of Bush's 'great' proposals at the beginning of his term). But going to war with North Korea doesn't make sense because no one has anything to gain from North Korea. No oil, no real resources that the US or its allies needs. That and the fact that they could blow off the coast of Cali with 1 shot...
Now Iraq is different...
The thing that is most disturbing to me however is that by not dealing with North Korea first, the Bush administration is basically telling rogue nations such as Afghanistan that if they go ahead and develop weapons of mass destruction quickly (Like North Korea) then we won't attack them, thus giving them more power, increased leverage.
It's all about priorities and I think they are slightly backwards right now.
NOTE: Never did I say we shouldn't go ahead with Iraq. But I do think diplomatic solutions there with an empahsis on North Korea first is where the priority should be.
Just my 2 cents...
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