It has always seemed clear to me that our Leadless Fearer would be trying to start a war through subtle provocations which cause them to react with more obvious belligerence, thus enabling a media narrative that they started it.
This is an old, old trick going back to at least WWII.
@woozle@cnc@pzmyers And even if you hate North Korea, a war has the potential to be the biggest humanitarian disaster since WWII. Nuclear weapons plus a collapse of the DPRK government could leave millions dead and tens of millions as refugees. No one should welcome that.
This is very much how I felt about Iraq in 2003, as well. So, there's a madman sitting on weapons of mass destruction and maybe some nuclear stuff*? Well, by all means back him into a corner where he feels like he has nothing to lose by using them!
What Could Possibly Go Wrong (TM).
* all of which turned out to be pretty much BS, of course, but even if it had been true, WHY DID ANYONE THINK THIS WAS A GOOD ARGUMENT o.0
Trump, DPRK Afficher plus
@AdmiralBell @cnc @pzmyers
This is very much how I felt about Iraq in 2003, as well. So, there's a madman sitting on weapons of mass destruction and maybe some nuclear stuff*? Well, by all means back him into a corner where he feels like he has nothing to lose by using them!
What Could Possibly Go Wrong (TM).
* all of which turned out to be pretty much BS, of course, but even if it had been true, WHY DID ANYONE THINK THIS WAS A GOOD ARGUMENT o.0
Barrayarans. >.<