North-
Korean has been building up armaments including nuclear weapons that can wreak
considerable havoc to the entire world if left unchecked. America which has
constituted itself as the world Police, on its part, has been very
uncomfortable with this development for obvious reasons. Amongst these reasons
is the fear of competition from an emerging super power which can contest and contend
the supremacy or superiority of alms-build-up against the unipolar system of the
world hinged on America. America has always wanted to dominate the world in its
show of superiority on almost all ramifications of existence. The fear of losing or maintaining this status has left it with altercations with several
countries. This fear undeniably resulted in the cold war between America and Russia
for a very long time. The bid to maintain superiority militarily, economically
and ideologically also accounted in the ultimate collapse of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republic (USSR). Communism, which is an anathema to the
capitalist-drenched America equally precipitated the long standing and deadly
feud between America and the small but powerful Cuba. Cuba under their ‘Emperor’,
late Fidel Castrol bluffed America for attempting to sway it to embrace
capitalism. Despite America’s strangulating sanctions and diplomatic severance
with Cuba for a long time, Cuba maintained its economic ideology and in their
uncompromising belief of communism against the America’s touted capitalism. To
worsen things for America, Cuba refused to democratize on America’s dictates
and tacit supervision. Until recently the relationship between America and Cuba
was frosty, comfortably compared with the relationship of that of the cat and rat. In my own analysis, despite the purported contemporary cordial
relationship between these former enemies, their relationship may eventually
end up like that of the he-goat and the coco-yam, if Cuba is not circumspect and
sagacious enough in dealing with the mighty America.
The
aggression of America against Iraq in the days of Sadam Hussein defies
description. Sadam Hussein, the then leader of Iraq was accused of building the
capability to invent nuclear weapons. Of course, he was out-rightly alleged to constitute
serious threats to the international community and capable of supporting
terrorists in destroying the world. He was allegedly framed up and executed by
American snipers. But investigations later revealed that the victim did not
actually possess such capability.
In
the continued unsolicited policing of the world, America dealt a ruthless blow
against Afghanistan shortly after the demise of the infamous Osama Bin Laden
who was alleged to have bombed the Twin Towers (America’s defence arsenal) on
September 11, 2001. What a wonderful Bomber and an Executioner Osama was! The
country was alleged to shield or even out-rightly support enemy aggression of
God’s own country. A full-fledged war
was declared against the country and though America claimed victory in its own terms,
Afghanistan has not recovered from the destabilization vested on it by
America’s intrusion and invasion. The country is worse off compared to its pre-American
intervention days.
Libya
was not spared in America’s campaign against its enemies or
sympathizers of its enemy. Libya was summarily holed up with the culminating
effect of the execution of its celebrated god and leader in Misrata. Maumar Gaddafi was
also accused of being a terrorist who no longer has right to his life. His
government was overthrown and his life terminated. It will take years for Libya
to recover from this alleged covet onslaught by America and its crusaders of
change.
Presently,
it is the turn of North Korea. America has accused North Korea of not only
stockpiling nuclear weapons but have been consistently testing them, defying
the order of United Nations. The global Police has even further stated that the
tests of the weapons by North Korea threatens the peace and cooperate existence
of not only America but its allies and it will not fold its arms to watch the
obduracy of the Korean Leader. But in his characteristic obstinacy, the Korean leader
responded to Donald Trump that he is not in any way moved by America’s threat.
He therefore threatened to test the hydrogen bomb very soon in the pacific ocean.
In
an uncontrollable outburst of rage, the American Leader while addressing the
United Nations General Assembly last week threatened to destroy the entire
country of North Korea and topple the government of Kim.
“Trump referred to North Korean leader
Kim Jung Un as “rocket man,” and described him as being on “a suicide mission
for himself and for his regime.” He also threatened to “totally destroy” North
Korea if the US finds itself “forced to defend itself or its allies.” (culled
from Vox).
Trump further warned that America has the
wherewithal to carry out the threat. In response, the Korean Leader called the
statement of the American leader as the “rantings of a mad dog’ who is “mentally
deranged”..
Methinks
that as leaders, there must be decorum in expression even in the midst of
pressure and anger. There must be justice and equity in dealing with our
perceived or real enemies. If America is to destroy the whole of North Korea as
a country, what moral justification does Trump have to do that? How does he
explain the impending massacre to the innocent children and women, and even men in North Korea, who may not actually know the reason for the grudges or may even know but are obviously helpless? How will an average North-Korean view America and her
citizens whose Leader unnecessarily threatened their cooperate existence? I
have personally rated American high as a country who releases succor to the
suffering especially in war-torn countries or those ravaged by natural
disasters. But why all these vituperation from a World Leader like Donald
Trump to prove his superiority over an enemy by threatening a large-scale catastrophe on both the 'guilty and the innocent'?
Just
like a typical garage boy too, the North-Korean leader responded to Trump’s
statements and called them the “ranting of a mad dog”. How do these leaders want the ordinary man on the street to view them: as leaders, or as kindergartens fighting on the street for a mere meal
of chocolate. I begin to picture that if Donald Trump and Kim were close to each
other physically, they would have been engaged in fisticuffs which may be beamed worldwide
on the global satellite. Can such clips be viewed by children even in real Kindergarten
classes without sending disdainful messages to the psyche of these children?
I
urge leaders to exercise caution and restraint in their verbal expressions of
their emotions and reduce the level of threats and palpable devastation. The
United Nations should do its best in ensuring world peace even though the fact
remains that America remains its heaviest financial contributor. There should be more maturity in handling
international affairs, after all President Donald Trump and his counterpart Kim
Jong are not kids in the kindergarten classes. Diplomacy, dialogue, and at the
worst, necessary and reasonable sanctions should be deployed in amicably
resolving issues especially those of international magnitude such as this.
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