Mattis describes war with Korea

[Lord Halifax]

It's not worth killing millions in the name of spreading "democracy." We went down that rabbit hole many times before.

It wouldn't be spreading democracy, but saving the NK population from one of the most oppressive and cruel regimes in history (complete with its own Gulag++). Besides NK would be annexed by a functioning and resourceful state, so not comparable to Iraq etc.

[Lord Halifax]

It's not worth killing millions in the name of spreading "democracy." We went down that rabbit hole many times before.

It wouldn't be spreading democracy, but saving the NK population from one of the most oppressive and cruel regimes in history (complete with its own Gulag++). Besides NK would be annexed by a functioning and resourceful state, so not comparable to Iraq etc.

South Korea is not very wild about the "reunification". It's not like the German reunification. The difference between the two Koreas is so staggering at all levels Seoul seems to (probably quite correctly) believe even their functioning economy and state structures wouldn't be able to handle such rapid absorption.

If Germany had difficulties during its reunification (you can still see a gap between the former DDR and FRG), imagine it on Korean scale.

Fully agree (wrt to population its 1:2 rather than 1:4 and economic and social difference is a lot bigger), but the implied comparison with Iraq etc. isn't valid.