Grampy McBush: "I think it's time we talked about regime change in North Korea"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 11:34 ET
McCain talks 'regime change' for North Korea
The former presidential candidate posits coup, blames China for not 'behaving as a responsible world power'
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press

http://www.salon.com/news/john_mccain/index.html?story=/news/feature/2010/11/28/us_us_nkorea



Sen. John McCain said Sunday it was time to discuss "regime change" in North Korea, but the former Navy combat pilot didn't say how he advocates changing the government in the repressive and secretive dictatorship.

McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was not suggesting military action against the North. He said the Chinese, the North's closest ally, should rein in its neighbor, and he accused Beijing of failing to play a responsible role in either the Korean peninsula, where tensions are high because of a recent attack by the North, or the world stage.

McCain said the Chinese government's call for emergency talks was a "fine first step," but he questioned whether North Korea would stop its long history of confrontation without significant penalties.

"I think it's time we talked about regime change in North Korea, and I do not mean military action, but I do believe that this is a very unstable regime," McCain said.

[sakabatou]

1. If he were elected back in 08

We would be in another Korean War.

[Drale]

7. Technically it would be the some Korean War

because there was never a treaty to end the war, just a ceasefire, but I agree he would have reignited the war as well as declared war on Iran and who knows who else.

[derby378]

2. Everyone wants regime change in the DPRK, but nobody wants to take a nuke in the face

Then there's China to worry about, speaking about nukes. China's the only real friend North Korea has left, and even Beijing is telling the Dear Leader to cool it.

[FreakinDJ]

5. It was a mixture of NK and Chinese troops in the last war

What makes anyone think China will not enter

[BrklynLiberal]

3. How many of HIS kids would be going over there to fight???

There were 37,000 US Troops in South Korea in 2007.

The last thing I want is yet another front where US lives will be lost...where our soldiers will be maimed...where our tax money will be wasted making private warmongers rich.

[gateley]

10. Wasn't one of his kids in Iraq? nt

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Yes. So were the children of many, many other Americans who did NOT back the war.

[gateley]

14. Oh, I agree, I was just trying to refresh my memory and thinking that

his kid may be career military and may well wind up in a Korean conflict should, God forbid, it ever occur.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. For the record his son is a Marine

[NC_Nurse]

4. I think it's time for McCain to retire. He is a useless warmongering shill.

[LiberalEsto]

6. I think it's time to talk about PRISON

for various members of the Bush Family Evil Empire

[MadMaddie]

8. Hey McCain you and your Republican Criminals destroyed the U.S

military....what forces would you use against a North Korean million man troop?

These Republicans are crossing the line in damaging the diplomatic process.

[gateley]

11. No kidding! WHAT military? No wonder he's 'not suggesting

military action'.

[gateley]

9. Didn't China tell us to back off? And "not suggesting military action" Yeah. right. nt

[rurallib]

13. let Gramps raise a militia that includes him, Palin and their families

Ship 'em over and disavow any knowledge of them. Then let them go.

[asjr]

15. One thing we can learn from McCain--

how to bluff. He has been bluffing for years and years and still stays in the media.

[obxhead]

16. That's such a wonderful idea!!!

We have such a rich history of proven effectiveness in regime change abroad. Just look to Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan for a few of our best examples of success.

[FrancisTreptoe]

17. Well hey..

0 for 3 isn't too bad. 4th times a charm?

[lunatica]

19. THis man has his finger right on the American pulse doesn't he!

just git offa ma lawn!

[Ramulux]

20. Translation

I know nothing about North Korea and their capabilities.

What a fucking dumbass.

[ladjf]

21. Oh no. Not that same bad "tune". Will we ever learn? nt