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Let's talk about North Korea (pg. 5)
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| OrangestO |
“The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the general staff of the North Korean People’s Army said in a statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. “The U.S. had better ponder over the prevailing grave situation.”
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| Marcus Summers |
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| OrangestO |
If Bush was in office we'd already be at war.
Moving missiles? Nah son.
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| Joss Weatherby |
Ron Paul sorta looks like that crazy cult leader who thought there was a spaceship behind Hale Bopp and they all killed themselves.
I wish Libertarians did the same thing. :( |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
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| enydo |
| I haven't met a self reported libertarian yet who didn't live in some alternate reality. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
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Yeah, I'm not talking about long range missiles, I've already dismissed those. I'm not even overly concerned about US casualties. A war with NK, at least in the first few stages, would be much more like the traditional wars that we excel at than the current in the middle east. The problem is them destroying SK and/or Japan, which is much harder to prevent.
And, of course, dealing with the aftermath. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
... A war with NK, at least in the first few stages, would be much more like the traditional wars that we excel at than the current in the middle east. The problem is them destroying SK and/or Japan, which is much harder to prevent.
And, of course, dealing with the aftermath. |
This. For those in this thread who tried to remind me of the size of their military, that's irrelevant. North Korea's track record when it comes to making smart decisions is lackluster at best, so I don't know how anybody could expect them to properly operate their military during wartime.
Edit: I suppose that I should clarify that I don't think that it will be a pushover, but I do think that they're not as threatening as a lot of people seem to think they are. |
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| wotyzoid |
Does the size of troops even matter anymore when you got these?
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
This. For those in this thread who tried to remind me of the size of their military, that's irrelevant. North Korea's track record when it comes to making smart decisions is lackluster at best, so I don't know how anybody could expect them to properly operate their military during wartime.
Edit: I suppose that I should clarify that I don't think that it will be a pushover, but I do think that they're not as threatening as a lot of people seem to think they are. |
That said, we shouldn't completely dismiss them, by any means. Just because I don't think anyone living on the mainland of America needs to be afraid, doesn't mean that NK doesn't need to be taken very, very seriously.
Just because NK appears to be completely illogical to us does not mean that they are not rational actors.
Interesting article to keep in mind:
Foreing Affairs: Next Korean War |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
That said, we shouldn't completely dismiss them, by any means. Just because I don't think anyone living on the mainland of America needs to be afraid, doesn't mean that NK doesn't need to be taken very, very seriously.
Just because NK appears to be completely illogical to us does not mean that they are not rational actors.
Interesting article to keep in mind:
Foreing Affairs: Next Korean War |
Yeah, that's sort of what I was trying to get at with my "Edit...". I don't think they're as dangerous as people are making them out to be, but they're certainly someone that we should be cautious of, regardless of whether or not I think that they aren't going to take any action against us. |
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