N. Korea: will they stab us in the back?

[Mr 5 0]

North Korea will never attack the United States directly (unless they wish to commit national suicide) but they could attack South Korea, which is possible but unlikely. The U.S. would do whatever is necessary to meet such an attack and I'm certain that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and President Bush as well as the Joint Chiefs of Staff have considered this and have a contingency plan in place should the DPRK attack South Korea while we are in Iraq or at any other time, for that matter.

As for al-Queida: we are on a hightened terrorism alert now (code Orange) and will probably remain there for some time. They are a terrorist group, which means, unlike a country with an organized military, they work with small groups of people attacking vulnerable targets, such as malls. Yes, al-Queida may strike at the United States (or the UK) but we are on guard and it won't be as easy for them as it was two years ago. Terrorists are basically cowards, attacking civilians, women and children as they shop or go about their daily lives, which can be ended by a terrorist's bomb. They will only hit us where and when they think they can get away with it (not many are suicide bombers) and that cuts down the chances for such an attack happening. I'm alert but not worried.

Botom line: No need for the United States to fight two wars at once. Iraq is a fourth-rate military power and while we may be there awhile to set up a new civilian government the actual 'war' shouldn't last very long.