Not that I advocate by any means whatsoever invading another country, but I find the different treatment of the two countries a bit hypocritical. Why have we basically let North Korea have a nuclear weapon? Because - ta da! - they don't have oil! They don't have squat, actually. But the amount of pressure that was being put on them to stop their nuclear weapons research was insignificant in comparison to the pressure Iran is receiving, and rightfully so. I mean, Iran is a country that sits on one of the largest oil reserves in the universe, and it wants to use nuclear energy? Come on. They want a nuclear weapon for the same reason every country does, so they can basically say, "leave us the f*ck alone, or we'll unleash our nuclear arsenal on you."
But, it's precisely because they sit on top of the largest oil reserve in the universe that we have been paying so much more attention to them. Kim Jong Il is like a small child who will do anything to get attention, and he's been trying to the last few months. Well, now he has it, in spades...or should I say, megatons?
Now, it hasn't been proven that it was indeed a nuclear test, but I think it's best if we all just assume it was, and go from there. Do they get a slap on the wrist from the UN? Yes. Do they get harsh sanctions? I would think so. Do they get invaded? Not on your life.
But, I have no idea what the solution is. There really is none, because once a country knows how to produce nuclear weapons, it's all but impossible to stop it. That scares the bejesus out of me. I mean, who's going to stop N. Korea from bombing S. Korea? Kim Jong Il is crazy enough to do it. So let's just hope that it will take them another 10 years to build another bomb to detonate? One can only hope.
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