Comments on: North Korea Intro

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:49:30 +0000

the last one is by me…Christina Newsome

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:49:06 +0000

1. Why does the article talk about carrotts so much?
2. What are Kim Jong Il’s goals for being president?
3. Why did the Sunshine policy fail?
4. What is the most recent report of nuclear testing in North Korea?
5. What other options are there?

Peers Questions:
1. Why dont we just nuk them?
I believe that if we just nuk them its not going to solve anything. We are trying to get them to stop nuclear testing so by us droppin a bomb on them it would just start a war. We need to talk to them about it and apply force but not go too far.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:32:37 +0000

Questions:

1. What is the most recent report of nuclear testing in North Korea?
2. Does the United Nations Secretary-General-elect, Ban Ki Moon, have a better insight into how the U.S. should deal with North Korea?
3. Should the U.S. drop the sanctions it has enforced on North Korea?
4. Do you agree with Ban Ki Moon on his belief that if you “eradicate poverty” then some of the world’s problems will be solved or lessened?
5. How can the U.S. use what it has learned with Libia to resolve its problems with North Korea?

Peers Question:

1. What is the sunshine policy? – Carly S.

The sunshine policy is South Korea’s doctrine towards North Korea. This doctrine emphasizes peaceful cooperation between the two countries and has resulted in greater political communication.

—Brynley Q.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:24:29 +0000

1. What tests are North Korea planning to do again?
2.
What makes North Korea the most isolated country of the world?
3. What else can the U.S do besides economic sanctions that will prevent North Korea from gaining access to nuclear weapons?
4. Why are America putting sanctions on North Korea rather then the United Nations?
5. What does “were named as a charter member of the Axis of Evil?

2. What reasons have the United States been placing sanctions on N. Korea since 1950?

2. The U.S is placing sanctions on North Korea to try to prevent them from getting a bomb. However these sanctions have not been working and North Korea is still obtaining nuclear weapons.
Jamie I.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:39:08 +0000

1. If the minister didn’t want to test nuclear weapons why would he allow it to happen?
2. Is there any reason why President Kim Jong IL wouldn’t want to meet with Minister Ban?
3. Why wouldn’t North Korea surrender themselves of having nuclear weapons to the U.S. after Kaddafi did?
4. Why have sanctions had truoble with success in the nuclear arena?
5. Why id the article called Let Them Eat Carrots?

Question: Why don’t we just nuke em? – Romie Romes

If we just nuked them, then it would just choose so many other problems. Other countries would start nuking other countries, nuking is just not the solution.
- Torri C

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:38:32 +0000

1. What did North Korea declare they would do if the Security Council adopts any sanctions?
2. What is Ban Ki Moon suggestion for reforming the U.N?
3. Is Ban Ki Moon going to be a better Secretary-General than Kofi Anaan, why or why not?
4. Do you believe economic sanctions are the correct thing to do with North Korea? If not make a suggestion.
5. What is the sunshine policy?

My answer to “1) Why don’t we just nuke em? by Romie Romes” is that nuking would costs the lives of millions of innocent people and anyone(I don’t know who does exactly) supports North Korea will fight back along with North Korea possibly causing a nuclear world war.

~Carly S.~

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:14:21 +0000

1) What merits does one need for the U.N. to choose them as the new secretary general?
2) Why was Ban Ki Moon a good choice for this position?
3) Who exactly is Kim Jong Il and what are his goals and/or objectives.
4) Why did the U.S. impose sanctions on the Macau-based Banco Delta Asia?
5) What has lead the to the U.S. believing that North Korea has WMD’S?

Answer
1) Why don’t we just nuke em? by Romie Romes

If we fire nukes, than everyone else whos got em’ is gonna fire em’ and then it’s nuclear winter, nuclear fallout aka the end of life as we know it.

-Mike H

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:12:15 +0000

1) How do the United Nations go about choosing a new secretary general and why did they choose Ban Ki Moon?
2) What are the Six-Party Talks?
3) What are the sanctions America used on North Korea in the 1950’s?
4) Why have sanctions, on there own, had little success in the nuclear arena?
5) What has lead to North Korea being one of the most isolated countries in the world?

romie romes.
1-Why dont we just nuke’em?
We should not “nuke’ em” because you have to worry about the lives of the innocent people and be civil.

-Dylan L.

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:21:35 +0000

1. Why does N.Korea believe that every saction that is sent against them is an act of war?
2. Why were Iran and N.Korea not afaid like Libya after the United States attacked Iraq?
3. Will the new U.N Secretary-General be to action prone to take his time and think out a reaonable actions?
4. Will the U.N Secretary-General be able to stop N.Korea and Iran nuclear bomb tests?
5. Is it to late to stop N.Korea now that they have the bomb?

Ali’s number 2:
2. I believe that if the U.N sends out another saction they will not do anything until they know they have the power to stop whatever is being done to them.

[~Nick DeViso~]

By: globalspartan

globalspartan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:44:16 +0000

1. Why does N. Korea see sanctions as an act of war, and not just a punishment for doing wrong?
2. What’s the sunshine policy?
3. If N. Korea is the most isolated country in the world, where did they get their weapons from?
4. Why was the Libyan state sponsoring terror? Who were they fighting?
5. Is America looking for a regime change in N. Korea, or just policy change?

Response to Jamie W.’s number 3:
Tony Blair reaffirmed that Libya could have normal relations with the West is they ceased to sponsor WMDs.
~Kara B.