The idea of using military force to "send a message" is just hawkish pablum. Exact opposite of the intended "message" often received.
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Do you have some case or empirical proof for this? Because it's both counterintuitive and seems contradicted by history.
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It's "rash" if the guy you didn't vote for does it
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The great thing about deterrence is that nations can rationalize why they are deterred any number of ways- all we care about is deterring
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disagree. Message received is 'they demo their power because it's not effective against us, or they would use it'.
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but you're correct that one way or another, warnings don't work on those with death as a goal
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It reinforces the message that you need nukes to prevent US bombings.
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I disagree. Nations have done this for years. Th admin knew what it was doing & could reasonably project outcome. In THIS situation
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NK wasn't afraid of us at all and kept strengthening its programs. Maybe they'll actually believe there are consequences now
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With any normal leader, NK is too risky to attack without endangering the region. But Trump is unhinged so NK might actually be afraid.
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The message: US is openly abandoning moral high ground in favour of evil empire. US is now the greatest threat to peace & stability.
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That would be accurate if Hawks wouldnt govern in China, Russia etc.
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This has been planned for months. Really, get knowledge, stop with the stupid surmizing.
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Pretty sure that's the point :(
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America is Back baby
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1/2Let's see we bombed a country that used WMD on women & children and have sent a Carrier task force that can shoot down missiles to Korea,
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2/2 dropped a MOAB on a group that pledges to kill all non believers and somehow those are rash and ill-considered military actions
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