US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions

US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions April 13, 2012 12:03 pm bowser

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/13/11177478-us-cancels-food-aid-to-north-korea-after-missile-launch-warns-of-more-sanctions?lite

I’m not sure what sense this makes. It’s not as if North Korea were a democracy where the people who will starve voted. Or that the people who will starve could bring any other sort of pressure upon the government.

Seems like sending a kid to school without lunch money because we disagree with what the teacher did.

There was an agreement that NK would halt nuclear tests and the development of ballistic missiles. by RobVG 2012-04-13 15:50:11
Well, think of it this way. If we DID send food aid to North Korea anyway, would it ever ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-13 12:22:14
- Even if it did get to the people, it would still allow the NKs to maintain their army and the ... by ER 2012-04-13 13:08:23
  - Sanctions against the people don't seem to work. They simply unite the country. North Koreans would be very aware of ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:42:03
    - I don't agree with you, Bowser. I think the NK regime is a bunch of brutal thugs that have ... by ER 2012-04-13 14:00:15
      - Looks as if I'm not going to be signing your name to the Christmas card. by bowser 2012-04-13 22:27:18
- How is that relevant to the rocket launch? Clearly the kind of food we'd send would get to the ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:07:57

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