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"Not since 2002, as the United States built a case for war in Iraq, has there been so much debate inside the White House about the merits — and the enormous risks — of pre-emptive military action against an adversary nation. Like its predecessors, the Trump administration is trying to pressure North Korea through sanctions to dismantle its nuclear program. But both President Trump and his national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, have talked openly about a last-resort option if diplomacy fails and the nuclear threat mounts: what General McMaster describes as “preventive war.”" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/world/asia/north-korea- war-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading& module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news I am curious what comrades think as to the cause of this build-up. Some say that it's simply a proxy for a "war" with China, but I'm not convinced. For one thing, the recently departed Steve Bannon, who is a real hawk as far as China, opposed a military attack on N. Korea. I know others who claim it is simply a matter of opposition to one of the remaining non-capitalist countries in the world. But present N. Korean economic policy is similar to the economic policies of Gorbachev in the waning years of the Soviet Union. I do think there is the concern of N. Korea spreading nuclear weapon technology to a whole host of other secondary powers, including Iran. John Reimann -- "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them." Asata Shakur Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com and //www.facebook.com/ WorkersIntlNetwork?ref=stream _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
