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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmerican Media Are Getting People at Home Ready for War With North Korea
Remember what it felt like a couple of months ago when you, as an American, didnt give much thought to North Korea? Id like you to try and remember that feeling over the next couple of weeks, because the US government wants that to change. The past month has shown a tremendous shift in news coverage about North Korea. And thats no accident.
President Donald Trump continues to beat the drums of war, and the media are going along with him. Trump doesnt have any particular incentive to bomb North Korea or advocate for regime change in the country. Its not even clear that Trump knows the leader of North Koreas name. But Trump is above all a man who likes to be liked. And so far, the actions that have won him the most praise have been when he dropped a bunch of bombs on Syria.
Some talking heads on American TV will insist that we dont want war. But with a subtle shift in narrative, there comes a sense that we, as the worlds police, have no other choice. Once the media talking heads get far enough down that road, constructive criticism of potential war (both at the dinner table and the water cooler) become loaded with questions of well, if you love North Korea so much, why dont you move there?
And just as we saw in the lead up to the second Iraq War in 2003, American military action will begin to feel inevitable. Talks about diplomatic options will be brushed away with we tried that and there will be no other course but war.
http://gizmodo.com/american-media-are-getting-people-at-home-ready-for-war-1794620783
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American Media Are Getting People at Home Ready for War With North Korea (Original Post)
tinrobot
Apr 2017
OP
Too bad Trump probably has no clue that China is bound by treaty to defend NK if attacked
maryellen99
Apr 2017
#8
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)1. Got enough military to fight it is the issue.
Could get a little messy.
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)2. It will reignite the ceasefire and the entire peninsular again....
South Korea will bear the brunt.
PdxSean
(574 posts)3. Trump and his supporters don't care about South Korea.
Mainly because South Koreans don't look like "us" and because Trump doesn't have the mental capacity to understand the implications of "losing" South Korea as a potential staging ground in a regional dispute.
tinrobot
(10,916 posts)6. Maybe his billionaire buddies can talk him off the ledge.
A lot of big corporations do a lot of important business in Korea.
War in the Middle East is good for business because you're not blowing up major electronics and car factories.
War in Korea, not so much. It could get very costly.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)4. Only an insane person would start a war in the Koreas.
Unfortunately, in this case, we have 2 insane people.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)5. Only two?
I can add 310 more... 52 in the US Senate, 238 in the House, and 20 Trump appointed cabinet level members.
They're all crazy!
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)7. Yep, war is big business to the media as we all tune in for updates.
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)8. Too bad Trump probably has no clue that China is bound by treaty to defend NK if attacked