Teshu makes the double standards argument.

With Al-Qaeda being the first in line for newly produced North Korean nuclear bombs (which should roll out within next six months), it is time for America to do some serious thinking. America’s double standards in dealing with rogue nations have taught the rogue leaders one vital lesson: don’t disclose you are anti-American until you have the key in hand; a nuclear key that is.

He wants the Americans to do some serious thinking. Unfortunately, as they have elected a moron for a president, it might not be possible for them. So lets do some of their thinking.

Which is the single standard that Teshu wants the US to follow while dealing with Iraq and North Korea? Does he want the US to bomb both of them equally, or does he want them to withdraw from both places? Will withdrawing from Iraq make South Korea any safer?

Both Iraq and North Korea are on the path of developing nuclear weapons after signing the NPT The US made the mistake of trusting North Korea around 8 years ago, by providing it with nuclear technology in return for a commitment, insincere as it turned out, not to develop nuclear weapons.

North Korea is in impoverished and starving, entirely due to the amazing government it has. Please note that there are no sanctions on the country. Nobody is stopping it from buying all the food it wants- only it has no money to buy food. There are of course restrictions on sale of the nuclear technology that it has pilfered, which it is flouting.

Any other country in such a state would be begging for money. North Korea is carrying out nuclear blackmail.

Signing that agreement with North Korea was a horrible mistake, but what is the US to do now? How will following a “single standard”, whichever that is, make life any easier for anyone?

The US now has a choice between starving North Korea and hope that it collapses, or start a war – and perhaps preemptively nuke Pyongyong.
Or it could stand by and watch as North Korea sells its nuclear technology to Al Queda and Pakistan – wouldn’t that be wonderful for India?

One of the tenets in my glass houses and stones post was “Don’t be a complete bastard”. Which of these choices makes you less of a bastard?

But accusing it of “double standards” is only a way of laughing at the US’ predicament. It is not a serious argument.