Military principles of war warn of an exposed flank and by implication the danger of two or more theaters of war.
The Bush administration lists as areas of concern: Iraq, Iran, N. Korea, Syria, terrorists anywhere,policies of Russia, policies of China and in general non-christian philosophies. Misjudging America's ability to combat the foreign policy areas could lead to significant losses of U S prestige at best and loss of many lives at worse. How many fronts does an administration need?No administration has come close in comparison.
Vice President Cheney runs foreign policy. This dyspeptic old man has an inverse relationship with his aging and a need to demonstrate his "machismo". His boy ,Bush, can't stand up to him. The latest saber rattling occured on May 15,2005, when National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley (Cheney's pick) warned N. Korea about a nuclear test. The key to N Korea is China and S. Korea. Both do business with N. Korea. Nothing will happen to N. Korea that China does not want to happen including U N sanctions. In a very real way N. Korea could be China's ally against the west if push comes to shove. It was the Clinton administration that provided N Korea the nuclear reactor in question now. We also provided Iran with their reactor during the Ford Administration. President Ford's Secretary of Defense was Rumsfeld and his deputies were Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz!
We have traded with those countries before- we can again.
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