Past Polls
- 11/23/2009 Which political topic will be most ardently debated around the dinner table during Thanksgiving weekend?
- 11/17/2009 What was your first reaction upon hearing that Oprah will end her show and move to cable?
- 11/ 1/2009 What is the significance of this week's regional elections?
- 10/29/2009 In honor of Halloween, we're calling out the scariest Democrats. Who scares you the most?
- 10/12/2009 How should the Obama administration handle Fox News?
- 10/ 8/2009 What do you think about President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize?
- 10/ 7/2009 What impact do you think Sarah Palin's upcoming memoir Going Rogue will have when it comes out this November?
- 10/ 4/2009 President Obama is reportedly 'angry' at Gen. McChrystal for publicly second guessing him on Afghanistan strategy. What do you think about their clash?
- 10/ 1/2009 What do you think about Roman Polanski’s arrest and its aftermath?
- 9/27/2009 US-Iran talks will take place in Geneva this week. What should President Obama focus on during the negotiations?
- 9/22/2009 Which story do you hope will get the most attention at the G-20 conference this year?
- 9/20/2009 What do you think of President Obama's five back-to-back Sunday morning major-network interviews and his Letterman appearance?
- 9/16/2009 How do you feel about President Carter's remarks about racism directed at Obama?
- 9/13/2009 The ongoing media attention on Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst is...
- 9/ 9/2009 What did you think of President Obama's healthcare speech to Congress?
- 9/ 7/2009 Why did so many parents across America not want President Obama to address the nation's schoolchildren?
- 9/ 1/2009 What should President Obama emphasize in his speech to Congress on healthcare?
- 8/27/2009 How will the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy affect healthcare reform?
- 8/23/2009 On which issue has the mainstream media done the worst job?
- 8/17/2009 Should progressives support a healthcare bill without a public option?
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Why should he do anything? We have nuclear weapons and we have used them. According to Jimmy Carter, Israel has 150 nukes. Other nations are going to seek nuclear weapons as long as the countries who have them act as if they have the right to bully the world. The only appropriate response is to seek denulearization across the board. lnh
Posted by lnh at 05/26/2009
In truth, there is probably no solution that will be effective. The regime IS going to develop (or already has) the bomb. The issue is IF he is going to use it, how will he deliver it. We can nutralize the missile option by "Continuing to Develop" anti-missile defenses and deploying them. You could potentially intercept cargo to prevent shipment to another entity but that is very volitile and will result in violent confrontation. In other words, it is going to get very nasty so prepare yourself.
Posted by pyeatte at 05/26/2009
Honestly, there is no real "effective" means of stopping this threat. Kim Jong Il is extremely paranoid of the United States, and believes we are planning to invade his nation (especially upon his death...a presumed point of weakness). Whatever we do, he will see as a threat, and will most likely react, be it by more agressive demonstrations (more testing) or through actual flexing of military muscles. Almost any agressive course of action by the United States will result in serious rebuke by the North Korean regime, leaving our hands tied.
Posted by DerrickM at 05/27/2009
Cutting off oil supplies to N. Korea would eventually trickle down to hurting the average person--who is already hurting.
Posted by missionunaccomplished at 05/28/2009