I'm just pulling this from my imagination, but I wonder...
How likely is it that North Korea is working in concert with China, i.e., what are the chances that China, while saying it condemns NK's pursuit of nuclear weapons, is really helping NK to acquire these weapons, or at least present the image that they have this technology.
If I'm China, I don't see a better chance than the current international landscape to draw the United States into war, which very well could become WW3. All the elements would be in China's favor: Hatred for the U.S. is at an all-time high, our military is scattered and fighting a "war" they'll most likely never win (at least not in the traditional sense), and our foreign policy is unpredictable, as are other possible threats of military escalation, such as invading Iran. In the broadest terms, we lack direction and focus, not to mention credibility.
I agree that no one, China included, wants KIM JONG IDIOT to have weapons of mass destruction. But what are the odds that this is all a charade, a cloak-and-dagger scheme to draw America into something it probably can't handle, or hoping for another misstep that will eventually lead to that conclusion, thus making China the world's super power?
How likely is it that North Korea is working in concert with China, i.e., what are the chances that China, while saying it condemns NK's pursuit of nuclear weapons, is really helping NK to acquire these weapons, or at least present the image that they have this technology.
If I'm China, I don't see a better chance than the current international landscape to draw the United States into war, which very well could become WW3. All the elements would be in China's favor: Hatred for the U.S. is at an all-time high, our military is scattered and fighting a "war" they'll most likely never win (at least not in the traditional sense), and our foreign policy is unpredictable, as are other possible threats of military escalation, such as invading Iran. In the broadest terms, we lack direction and focus, not to mention credibility.
I agree that no one, China included, wants KIM JONG IDIOT to have weapons of mass destruction. But what are the odds that this is all a charade, a cloak-and-dagger scheme to draw America into something it probably can't handle, or hoping for another misstep that will eventually lead to that conclusion, thus making China the world's super power?
