How do you propose we do that? I am legitimately asking.
Right now NK has nuclear weapons with warheads capable of reaching at least Japan and a Chinese ally which is meant to come to NK's aid if they get attacked.
It could literally start world war 3 if we just attacked NK tomorrow without getting the Chinese and Russians aboard.
I think a lot of Western countries would love to liberate NK, oil or not. But the politics of the situation make that tricky to say the least.
Right now NK has nuclear weapons with warheads capable of reaching at least Japan and a Chinese ally which is meant to come to NK's aid if they get attacked.
It could literally start world war 3 if we just attacked NK tomorrow without getting the Chinese and Russians aboard.
I think a lot of Western countries would love to liberate NK, oil or not. But the politics of the situation make that tricky to say the least.