@Beanz

What sets you and Miles apart from a few of us on NK, and on U.S. foreign policy is simple.

Neither of you is willing to accept what most other countries know for a fact. That NK is the global equivalent of a rabid chihuahua.... barking at the bigger dogs and demanding equal footing on the world stage. The chihuahua will bite. It may not do too much damage. And if it bites a bigger dog that will probably be the end of the chihuahua. But its temperament make it one of the world's less liked dogs. Pretty much the same with NK. Problem is, both you and Miles are so bent on criticizing Trump, that you go as far as excusing NK to do it. That's your prerogative of course, but it's wrong, IMO. I on the other hand, can do both. Criticize the hell out of Trump..... then turn around and do the same with NK. Facts stand on their own merit, such as Miles justifying NK threats to nuke Guam because the U.S. hasn't built a light water reactor for them yet. Yeah... makes a lot of sense. The only thing that justifies using nukes against innocent people is if you yourself are threatened with nukes first. I've yet to see you or Miles quote Trump as doing exactly that, particularly before Kim Jong-un made his own threats.

On U.S. foreign policy, we're probably not that far apart without actually realizing it. The U.S. is perfectly capable of dressing something up as "national security", and use it as an excuse to invade or attack another country. When in reality there are more likely powerful economic interests involved. So nowhere will you see me defend most of U.S. interventions in other parts of the world. Personally, I think the U.S. would be better served to spend its billions at home, helping people in need, and financing programs that benefit its citizens. However, to criticize the U.S. for going after Osama and terrorists in general after 9-11 is a bit shortsighted and ignorant, IMO. No country in the world would've turned the other cheek after an attack like that. Unless of course you belong to the group of conspiracy theorists who probably think the U.S. attacked itself to have an excuse to go attack someone else.