I have to wonder about this policy. Will there be actions against Russia, do you think, for the ongoing combats in Georgia? What about the Sudan?
Russia is a member of the Security Council; thus any peace keeping actions have to be carried out with their agreement. Whilst the international community has hitherto ignored Ossetia's right to self-determination, I actually think the Russian intervention was largely welcomed by people in the region (the opposite applies to Chechnya)
So long as we permit the deliberate starvation and illiteracy and totalitarian rule of the North Koreans, what justification or consistency do we have with regards to interactions anywhere else?
I think the justification is "what do you want us to do?". Engaging in military intervention under the current circumstances is highly unlikely. China probably views NK as a buffer state. NK isn't exactly the sort of environment you want to fight a war in either.
At the moment I must say I prefer the south korean approach; break down NK's isolation, get the people on the north side the border to experience freedom and a decent standard of living.
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Date: 2008-08-19 02:08 am (UTC)Russia is a member of the Security Council; thus any peace keeping actions have to be carried out with their agreement. Whilst the international community has hitherto ignored Ossetia's right to self-determination, I actually think the Russian intervention was largely welcomed by people in the region (the opposite applies to Chechnya)
So long as we permit the deliberate starvation and illiteracy and totalitarian rule of the North Koreans, what justification or consistency do we have with regards to interactions anywhere else?
I think the justification is "what do you want us to do?". Engaging in military intervention under the current circumstances is highly unlikely. China probably views NK as a buffer state. NK isn't exactly the sort of environment you want to fight a war in either.
At the moment I must say I prefer the south korean approach; break down NK's isolation, get the people on the north side the border to experience freedom and a decent standard of living.