You know, I wanted to blame China for NK's nuclear weapons advancements but they are not the one that shoulders most of the responsibility for this precarious situation.

NK was decades away from developing any effective nuclear weapons in 1990's. Then the US decided we would industrialize China with the latest high tech industrial/manufacturing technology. Did we think this was sound strategy for world peace/stability or was it a short sighted money grab for US/Global corporations seeking to make mega profits from the untapped economic potential in China? You know the answer!

So how does NK fit into this epic geopolitical miscalculation by the US? It's no secret that the US, particularly under the Clinton regime transferred tremendous amounts of high tech industrial/manufacturing technology to China during the 90's. Not to insult any PT'ers but if you don't believe any of that technology has trickled over the border from China to NK you're beyond naive! No way the missile/rocket advancements by NK the past 10-15 yrs happens without China's assistance!

If that was not crazy enough we (the US) decided to double down on the dumbassery by thinking we could make a treaty with NK in an attempt to slow their nuclear weapons program. In 1994 Clinton and Jimmy Carter drafted a treaty that provided two new nuclear reactors to NK and $5 billion in aid if they would quit trying to develop nuclear weapons, IT DID NOT WORK!!!!!!

I'm not going to list every dumbass thing the US did to bring this NK situation to this dangerous place in time but it's suffice to say we (the US) are our own worst fricking enemy....., clearly if you have been paying attention the past few years that should be glaringly evident.

Lord how I wish it was 1964 again. I remember that little boy (me) standing up each morning before class and giving the pledge of allegiance. Even at the young age of 6 I knew I was lucky to be living in the USA.

WTF happened? What happened was 2-3 generations of corruption, complacency, apathy, greed, etc.