The Perception of Weakness Emboldens Our Enemies

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Dude,

YOU KNOW that Iran and North Korea are not going to try to attack the United States!

LOL... until they really do attack.

North Korea has attacked American targets repeatedly for over 50 years including firing upon and actually boarding U.S. naval ship, taking and holding the crew members hostage for months on end.

North Korea has also fired missiles directly over the nations of Japan and South Korea as a means of threatening the Japanese and the West and extorting additional aid. By treaty, any attack upon Japan is considered an attack on the United States. There is a similar provision in our treaties with South Korea.

As I pointed out, Iran has several well armed, well trained and well funded proxy armies that have been involved in real terrorist activities including attacks on U.S. embassies and the killing of 281 Marines in 1982. One of those armies, Hezbollah, gave Israel all they could handle recently. Iran has said repeatedly and said again recently, that if their nuke processing plants are attacked by Israel they will retaliate against the United States.

Iran has repeatedly run "swarming" exercises in the Gulf targeting U.S. vessels resulting in the exchange of gun fire.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Your "non-states" comment is more on point.

However, the reason for the attack will not be, "America is too weak to defend herself."

The reasoning will be that "Aemrica is evil and must be destroyed."



NO ONE IS GOING TO ATTACK AMERICA FOR PUBLICLY MAKING A STANCE FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD!



Typical right-wing scare tactics are being employed by Pel....

Prior to 9/11 Osama Bin Laden stated clearly that they did NOT expect any retaliation from the U.S. beyond freezing assets and maybe a few cruise missiles. Al Queda said that they fully expected their attack to be so demoralizing that the U.S. would pretty much fold soon after.

This is evidence of just how "strong" they thought us to be.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by pelathais

LOL... until they really do attack.

North Korea has attacked American targets repeatedly for over 50 years including firing upon and actually boarding U.S. naval ship, taking and holding the crew members hostage for months on end.

North Korea has also fired missiles directly over the nations of Japan and South Korea as a means of threatening the Japanese and the West and extorting additional aid. By treaty, any attack upon Japan is considered an attack on the United States. There is a similar provision in our treaties with South Korea.

As I pointed out, Iran has several well armed, well trained and well funded proxy armies that have been involved in real terrorist activities including attacks on U.S. embassies and the killing of 281 Marines in 1982. One of those armies, Hezbollah, gave Israel all they could handle recently. Iran has said repeatedly and said again recently, that if their nuke processing plants are attacked by Israel they will retaliate against the United States.

Iran has repeatedly run "swarming" exercises in the Gulf targeting U.S. vessels resulting in the exchange of gun fire.



Prior to 9/11 Osama Bin Laden stated clearly that they did NOT expect any retaliation from the U.S. beyond freezing assets and maybe a few cruise missiles. Al Queda said that they fully expected their attack to be so demoralizing that the U.S. would pretty much fold soon after.

This is evidence of just how "strong" they thought us to be.

Pel,

There isn't any nation, any group, or any one person who is intent on doing harm to the U.S. who expects the U.S. to respond with a nuclear weapon, unless they use one on us first.

The deal between President Obama and Mevdev concerns stockpiles of nuclear weapons and the pursuit of security and peace so that the threat of nuclear attack can be lessened, even if it is only a little bit.


Again, most of what was done was symbolic-- the President of this world's strongest defender of peace publicly taking action that encourages peace.


Nothing was said or done to make America appear weak in this.


Seriously, you have swallowed hook, line and sinker a negative spin on a positive action by our President.