My name is Daniel. I was an English teacher in Seoul, South Korea, and am now a writer who has

published three books including South Korea: Our Story by Daniel Nardini.

                         While the Democratic Party in the South Korean National Assembly is calling for the

dismantling of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile system that protects not only

American troops but also South Korean military installations in South Korea, North Korea is now putting into

production both short-range and inter-mediate range missiles capable of hitting all of South Korea as well

as Japan and even the U.S. territory of Guam. Why the National Assembly and the political left is arguing about

who pays for what is becoming a moot point since the North Korean government is putting into place weaponry

that can turn all of South Korea into a sea of fire. What next, Mr. Moon Jae-in? Is Mr. Moon going to try and 

negotiate with the North Koreans now?! They do not seem to care, and they seem more interested in making

sure they have the best offensive weaponry possible. The North Koreans are waiting for Mr. Moon to make the

first move to "negotiate" what the North Korean government will not negotiate away. The North Korean

government wants free goodies like more South Korean companies willing to set up factories and other

manufacturing facilities so they can use their people as potential slave labor to make tons of money. Or

will the Democratic Party just bribe the North Korean government with huge amounts of cash just like

Kim Dae-jung did with Kim Jong-il? Mr. Moon calls for North Korea to "change its policy. When will that

ever happen? If you look at what North Korea has done, it follows as a natural progression of North Korea

trying to acquire chemical, biological and nuclear weapons since the days of Kim Il-sung; North Korea's

founder. Acquiring missile technology is simply when you look at it the latest in the ways that North Korea

is simply trying to become a total military threat to not only all of its neighbors but to everyone in the

Americas as well. Negotiations for negotiations sake is worthless. So, what is to be done? It is a simple

move; get as tough on North Korea as possible!