Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 01 May 2017)
HONEY OR VINEGAR
A large percentage of Americans trace their roots to Germany and Italy, not so many to North Korea. The United States fought two major wars with Germany and one with Italy in the 20th Century. North Korea was our enemy once in the 20th Century. We forgave Germany and rebuilt it and our Italian WWII enemy with the Marshall Plan. It was some of the best money America ever spent.
Both post-war Germany and Italy were near starvation and needed everything from butter to sewers. The U.S. of A. provisioned both countries. As for North Korea, when active hostilities ceased over fifty years ago we maintained, and still do, a stance of belligerence and bellicosity. Our statements and actions as recently as last week invited all-out war and even more harsh economic sanctions to North Korea but not a penny for food or infrastructure. When we helped rebuild Germany and Italy we made long term allies and loyal friends out of people who had previously been engaged in killing us. The Marshall Plan was relatively inexpensive, especially since what it purchased was not only lasting peace but also economic benefits that far exceeded the cost. It was as President Trump might say, “One hell of a deal.â€
I propose instead of spending billions of our treasure and many of our lives trying to force North Korea to give up attempting to create nuclear weapons, we should kill them with kindness; it would be a lot cheaper and much longer lasting.
When one whips a dog instead of feeding it, it should not be surprising if its first instinct is to bite.
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I think if we export anything to North Korea it should be a copy of our Constitution. It is because the people of North Korea do not have an effective, as in non violent, way of replacing ineffective leadership, that the country finds itself in the current situation. I would dread to think that our government would take any steps to support a communist dictator.
North Korea has a $40. billion economy, while South Korea has a $1.9 trillion economy. South Korea’s form of government is a Presidential Republic.
I hope the good elected Democrat judge researches the difference between driving Germany, Japan, and Italy to utter defeat versus signing a truce with North Korea, who we didn’t defeat. The judge’s usual well thought out clarity has forsaken him with this column.
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