North Korea.. suppose the U.S. said, "Not our problem".

Sorry South Korea.. we're gonna sit this one out.

I'm no fan of American industrial imperialism disguised as being "saviors of democracy".

But the reality is that when the shit hits the fan, over and over and over again, the world looks to the strong arm of the U.S. to back them up against despots and dictators.  When people were starving in Somalia, and the U.N. forces were being attacked.. it was the military might of the U.S. that allowed food to be delivered to the starving.

And then, when they sought (on U.N. direction mind you) to bring order to Somalia, the Somalian people turned on them.

And, as we can see with our own Bloc and NDP and their moaning about our continued presence in Afghanistan in a non-combat role, things aren't too different around here.

So.

As North Korea begins to shell South Korea, what say the western world, and the U.S. in particular, says, "Sorry, but we'll sit this one out."

Go talk to the U.N.

I can tell you one thing.

THIS Conservative, seeing how the Bloc and the NDP and the broader liberal world has viewed the effort in Afghanistan.. would say, fine.  No more. 

Aid for South Korea.. uh, nope.

Let them take care of themselves.

Putting the lives of our troops and our tax dollars at risk to, without doubt, bring about a chorus of moaning and complaining from the Bloc and the NDP just isn't worth it.

And South Korea gets walked over.. if a few million South Koreans are murdered by North Korea, well, life's a bitch, isn't it?

Maybe the day of coming to our neighbor's aid is over.

Maybe the new world paradigm is, or should be, every man for themselves.

Maybe the Bloc and the NDP have a point.