Why do we go after idiots who purposefully go to North Korea?

[Anonymous]

Maybe a period in NK custody is the wake up all he needs. Let him stay. It was his choice. A past traitor in 1965 lived, married, and had children there before being released in 2004.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank god our military believes more strongly in "no man left behind" than the "tough titt!es" philosophy some of you believe in. I don't care if the guy is an idiot. We have a responsibility to our own, dumbasses or not, voluntary actions or not.

+1

I can’t believe how cruel and bitter people can be. God forbid someone isn’t a perfect human being.

[Anonymous]

It would certainly be easier to just close the book and forget about it. But, his family is probably terrified and the right thing to do is to try to negotiate to bring him back home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would certainly be easier to just close the book and forget about it. But, his family is probably terrified and the right thing to do is to try to negotiate to bring him back home.

+1 He sounds as though he is a troubled young man. It is quite different from some of the other cases. He clearly chose to go there.
Feel sorry for his family.

[Anonymous]

One name to remind people what horrific treatment North Korea gives to those who err and go there:
Otto Warmbier.

[Anonymous]

Update: =https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/27/north-korea-travis-king-expulsion/]North Korea expelled him and he's in US custody.

The North Korean government told Swedish officials earlier this month that it wanted to expel King, the official said, and the U.S. government and Pyongyang communicated afterward via the Swedes about how to facilitate the process. There was no immediate clarity about why the North Koreans had decided not to keep King in custody, but the official said that the Biden administration had made no concessions to win King’s release.

Apparently the North Koreans turned him over to the Swedes, who took him across the border into China and handed him over to the US. He'll probably be court-martialed, thrown in Leavenworth for awhile, and dishonorably discharged.

Imagine being so useless and annoying that even the North Koreans can't be bothered to keep you around, even for a negotiating ploy. He must have provided them absolutely no intelligence whatsoever. Maybe they decided he wasn't worth the hassle and resources, or they were trying to show a side of rationality after overplaying things with Otto Warmbier. Or both, or neither.