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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Saturday, April 29, 2017
No War Against North Korea!
Australia can help resolve existing tensions rather than encouraging a war against North Korea!
by Dr Lionel Bopage-
( April 28, 2017, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) The
rapid journeys the leaders of the US and Australia executed recently
appear to indicate that Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull and several other
leaders supporting them, may be planning another war in the Korean
Peninsula or against Iran; a tried and true policy many of the world’s
political leaders have used since time immemorial to cover up their
economic failures and the increasing unpopularity.
The main cause for the current tensions in the Korean peninsula is the
presence of the US troops in South Korea. Therefore, the easing of
tension in the peninsula lies in the withdrawal or reduction of US
troops stationed in South Korea and Japan. North Korea rightfully
believes that these troops are stationed there to change the regime in
the North.
Despite North Korean leaders’ rhetoric and verbal threats, it has not
launched any military attacks against a foreign country that I know of.
Whereas many nuclear powers in the western camp including the United
States have created ground zeros, using their nuclear weapons. At their
initiative we have seen many wars for regime change, created or imposed
on many foreign countries causing unforeseen devastation and
humanitarian catastrophes in those countries. No one can forget the
recent regime changes in Iraq and Libya, and the attempted regime change
in Syria.
I am not a supporter of the despotic leaders that exist or existed
there. I believe any regime change needs to happen internally as a
result of mass action by the inhabitants of the country in question, if
they are desirous of such action. Regime changes by external forces such
as the US and its allies like the UK and Australia, have created the
prevailing catastrophic global refugee issue, for which the countries
and leaders, who initiated and took part in such regime changes, have
neither been held accountable nor taken responsibility for causing such
catastrophic situations. A new war in the Korean peninsula will create
unforeseen devastation, catastrophe and human displacement, that would
be tantamount to another crime against humanity in global history.
At the end of a war the US, Australia and their allies appear to be
planning now, the US will remain untouched, just like it did in all the
foreign wars it had become embroiled in. North Korea would undoubtedly
end up losing a war against the United States. I do not envisage China
will come to protect North Korean interests, if Chinese interests are
threatened. But South Korea will end up as devastated as North Korea
itself.
It is time now for the Australians to demand that Australia should help
resolve the existing tensions, rather than encouraging a war against
North Korea!