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DESCRIPTION:For our October meeting, we will return to the situation - continually 
 threatening to become a crisis if not a war - on the Korean Peninsula. On 
 Sunday, October 8, Eric See, Director of Outreach and Organizing for the 
 Peace Action national office, will present the various angles facing the 
 U.S. and the world.\n\nThose angles include two bellicose governments - 
 North Korea and the U.S. - engaging in a war of words no more winnable than 
 an actual war that could feature the worst possible weapons. They also 
 include the role of other actors in the region, and how they might help 
 raise or lower the temperature. And there is also the possibility of a 
 diplomatic solution which affords North Korea some dignity, and its 
 neighbors, the U.S. and the world a measure of hope for avoiding such a war 
 - to say nothing of the anxiety of wondering what will happen next.\n\nEric 
 will examine these elements; he will also dig deeper into U.S. strategy in 
 the region. This is typified by the preponderance of U.S. troops in South 
 Korea: 30,000 spread across 118 bases. It is also typified by the missile 
 defense system we recently began deploying, called Terminal High Altitude 
 Area Defense (THAAD). Far from actually protecting South Korea, Japan or 
 even the U.S., this, like virtually any missile defense system, is chiefly 
 meant to deter a retaliation to a first-strike attack. Thus it serves to 
 increase tensions among countries more than alleviate them.\n\nThe October 
 8 event begins at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, 300 E. 
 Santa Inez Avenue (at Ellsworth) in San Mateo. Admission is free, 
 contributions welcome. The UUSM is wheelchair accessible.\n\nEric's time as 
 a staff member with Peace Action and its affiliates spans over 20 years. 
 Come hear his thoughts and insights on a situation that is likely to evolve 
 right up to October 8.\n\nFree, contributions welcome.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/18/18802984.php
SUMMARY:'The Korean Peninsula - What are the Options?'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez Avenue\nSan Mateo, 
 CA 94402
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/18/18802984.php
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