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US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions April 13, 2012 12:03 pm bowser

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/13/11177478-us-cancels-food-aid-to-north-korea-after-missile-launch-warns-of-more-sanctions?lite

I’m not sure what sense this makes.  It’s not as if North Korea were a democracy where the people who will starve voted.  Or that the people who will starve could bring any other sort of pressure upon the government.

Seems like sending a kid to school without lunch money because we disagree with what the teacher did.

  • There was an agreement that NK would halt nuclear tests and the development of ballistic missiles. by RobVG 2012-04-13 15:50:11
    • Well, think of it this way. If we DID send food aid to North Korea anyway, would it ever ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-13 12:22:14
      • Even if it did get to the people, it would still allow the NKs to maintain their army and the ... by ER 2012-04-13 13:08:23
        • Sanctions against the people don't seem to work. They simply unite the country. North Koreans would be very aware of ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:42:03
          • I don't agree with you, Bowser. I think the NK regime is a bunch of brutal thugs that have ... by ER 2012-04-13 14:00:15
            • Looks as if I'm not going to be signing your name to the Christmas card. by bowser 2012-04-13 22:27:18
        • How is that relevant to the rocket launch? Clearly the kind of food we'd send would get to the ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:07:57

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