How to punish a naughty Dictator...

The US has now finally found the punishment that they want to impose upon North Korea, this punishment is supposed to punish the North Korea for the Nuclear weapons test last year. This punishment is a ban on certain products, such as fine wines, Ipods and fast cars. This punishment could easily destabilize the North Korean government while it is supposed to warn North Korea of further weapons tests without consulting the other countries or respecting their wishes. This also is intended to make North Korea aware of the fact that even though that North Korea wants to be independent that they are in fact a country that is very dependent on imports. Thus leaving a great deal of power over it in the hands of the exporting countries. The effects of this might be that it positions the North Korean government in a corner from which they feel that only a more aggressive approach would help. Many countries think that the only way to be accepted in international politics is being seen as a strong country, a country that can win a war against other countries. That the only thing that other countries respect is strength and power.

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