Thoughts on North Korea

It is no small wonder that living conditions in North Korea are horrible. According to the results of a few Google searches, International food aid program keep the people from starvation and malnutrition, the dream of most of its citizens is living in a free society where food is readily available. With this in mind, it is readily apparent the majority or all of the monies within their national budget is strictly earmarked for the military.

This of course is no surprise to the international community as they are all acutely aware of North Korea’s total lack of respect for human rights issues. With its citizens arbitrarily arrested in the black of night and assigned to work details wearing leg irons, their respect for rights or even human dignity is evidently non-existent.

This same line of thinking, total lack of respect for human life must be the basic thrust behind their recent war readiness and continuous attempts to join the nuclear community. What can we expect from a country whose only response to the world asking them to discontinue nuclear trials is they will go to war, attacking anyone they deem a threat to their nuclear program.

Religious and human rights groups located outside of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, have reported that members of underground churches have been murdered for their beliefs and suspected contacts with evangelical groups operating in China. Suspected political prisoners are murdered constantly; life in this area of the world means little, if nothing and the people need something to live for beyond a constant search for food.

America has been at odds with North Korea since the war and history has demonstrated this constant argument over territory is still up in the air. Granted, the 38^th parallel is in place to separate the North and South, but the only obstacle standing in the way of Kim Jong-il sending his troops over that invisible line is the presence of our US Marines.

I have often questioned lately what is to become of a dangerous situation that is growing in leaps and bounds, I honestly am unable to answer my own question, as I really cannot comprehend what may transpire. We can only hope and pray that this situation is not answered through nuclear response to a nuclear attack.