As someone of Korean heritage, I am anxious for North and South Korea to become whole again, but I am also scared that the South will be taken advantage of. I asked my mother today who comes from South Korea, and she said that Kim Jong Un is lying to South Korea and is using the peace agreement as a way to further infiltrate the South and that the South Korean president Moon Jae-In is an undercover communist who is working with Kim Jong Un. This might not be all that farfetched after all weirder stories have happened to be true. We will just have to wait and see as North and South Korea will continue to have talks in the future.
The question remains though, what should the United States be doing in all of this? Should they remain outside of the discussion and let the torn nation work things out; or should they be completely involved? I feel the United States would do well to let South Korea handle the discussion. The United States I feel can only do harm in this situation, they should just be the big brother and watch from afar. I really hope Kim Jong Un is being genuine in all of this, but you just can't know for sure.
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ReplyDeleteKorean war left a big scar in North Korea without a doubt that country hates the United States very much. I watched a documentary about the Hermit Kingdom all I have to say is wow. North Korea has a very big land army with 1.1 million active duty 7.7million in reserve. For a small country that a lot of people serving, and if you account that the populace there isn't friendly to American an invasion will be expensive. To win in North Korea we have to change the people's mind there about their dear leader. Like your mother said it's probably a setup, Kim controls his populace using fear opening the border and letting both countries roam free isn't ideal for him. People in North Korea would see his lies right away once they enter a South Korean city, he would be overthrown.
His talk about de-nuking is probably true though. If you think about it, he doesn't need them anymore. Making something isn't hard if you already know how to do it. He could make another missile and it wouldn't take too much time. His country already experimented and learned how to make missiles that can reach U.S soil. He can though use the nukes he has as a bargaining chip when dealing with the U.S and South Korea. Getting foreign aid and getting financing is probably what he's after once getting the amount he needs. He will probably go back to typical North Korea.
I hope like you do that the talks do go well, and what he says is what he means, but historically North Korea has backed out of many deals in the past. Returning back to the hermit kingdom once it gains money from exploiting the politic system. Nobody wants a war and talks between the North and the South always looked good on paper which raises one political standing in one country.