And lo, it came about, that on Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:10:21 -0400 in
rec.crafts.metalworking , Kirk Gordon was inspired to
utter:


If this is a good thing, then why don't folks in the US feel any
safer or more secure when they read about what Il is trying to do?
After all, the US remains a substantial nuclear power in its own right,
and could surely destroy North Korea if they ever dared to open fire
with their most dangerous weapons. So, even in a worst case scenario,
the Koreans are going to die, and most of us aren't. Why don't we
applaud the Korean effort, and welcome them gladly into the community of
"armed but reasonable" nations?

It might have something to do with the second half of that formulation.
I.e. there is some doubt as to whether Kim is "reasonable" as most people
understand the term.

I seriously doubt the "reasonableness" of a national leader who is
systematically starving the civilian population in order to build his army.
--
pyotr filipivich
The cliche is that history rarely repeats herself. Usually she just
lets fly with a frying pan and yells "Why weren't you listening
the first time!?"