For me it is a good idea. Gordon Chang thinks otherwise. He believes a proportional response sounds like a good idea, but in practice it will not deter the regime from engaging in even more destructive acts. He supports his argument by saying no one thought the North Koreans would snatch the Pueblo, an unarmed US Navy reconnaissance vessel, in international water in 1968. No one thought they would shoot down a Navy EC-121 reconnaissance plane in 1969, killing all 31 on board, in international air space. No one thought they would start the Korean War in 1950. There are too many no-one-thoughts in our dealings with the Kim family regime. On the other hand, I think that no one thought that the US will invade Iraq and sack Saddam Hussein. No one also thought that the US could make Syria surrender their nuclear programme even with the Russian backing they had. In this case, I think a balance of terror will achieve the much needed deterence.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:27:23 +0000
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