Comments on: Whinging Koreans the Price of Dependency: Doug Bandow

By: lirelou

lirelou — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:51:13 +0000

Good article, though the site title turned me off. Smacks of singing Kumbaya by the river while fascist tanks rolled over Europe and undesirables were sent off to the ovens.
But: Alliances, like everything else in the world, have life spans. The useful lifespan of this alliance ended years ago, yet we hold on. We should be proactive, and leave, thereby freeing up more troops for Iraq and reducing the Korean drain on our tax dollars.

By: colontos

colontos — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:24:33 +0000

Hm, I stand corrected.

I had thought it was another of those ubiquitous internet mistakes, like the confusion between “lose” and “loose.”

My bad; I’ll be sure to hit the dictionary before making an ass of myself next time.

By: Paul H.

Paul H. — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:36:46 +0000

I’ve seen it before, your question stimulated me to look it up.

It’s evidently mainly British usage.

pronunciation: hwnj, wnj
INTRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
Chiefly British To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
ETYMOLOGY: Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian

http://www.bartleby.net/61/97/W0119750.html

By: colontos

colontos — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:36:23 +0000

Question: what in sam hill is “whinging”?

I challenge you to locate that word in any dictionary.

Probably what you were looking for is “whining.”

By: Richardson

Richardson — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:05:09 +0000

Bandow omits a lot;
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HI09Dg02.html

Throwing away such regional influence would be a mistake for America.

By: hoju_saram

hoju_saram — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:08:30 +0000

A good article, except for a few points.

But there’s no need for Washington to defend the South any longer.

No need except the perceived future threat of China. Defending SK is just part of a bigger picture of containing the next big thing.