So... N-Korea?

[spinyeel]

Time to turn North Korea into a car park I think.

[Bigblue1]

Time to turn North Korea into a car park I think.

Yeah lets kill 20 million + people to deal with 1 guy. Makes sense to me.....

[spinyeel]

Yeah lets kill 20 million + people to deal with 1 guy. Makes sense to me.....

Well you did it to Iraq. what's the difference? Oh that's right,North Korea have their own nukes.

[lxskllr]

Well you did it to Iraq. what's the difference? Oh that's right,North Korea have their own nukes.

Shouldn't have been in Iraq either.

[crullers]

Kim Jong Jr. is quickly proving himself nuttier than a squirrel turd. He's really spazzing out about those B2's. I hope he doesn't do anything stupid.

[Crow]

Well you did it to Iraq. what's the difference? Oh that's right,North Korea have their own nukes.

Those were actions taken by the Bush administration and the reasons were unfounded.

This is a different scenario. I don't advocate military action (yet), but what needs to be done now; is to help severe Chinese-DPRK relations in any way we can.

[SnusoMatic]

today i asked dad if he knew what had been going on with Korea. you have to understand that lately his mind is not always good. before i asked him about Korea he had been talking about wanting to go home and he is home. but when i asked about Korea he was sharp as a tack. He knew everything that's happened in the last few weeks.

once again, he told me, basically a quote "one thing you can bet your bottom dollar on is sooner or later we will be back in there". I ain't trying to say he knows anything no one else does. It's just interesting to hear his take on it since he has spent the last 60 years thinking about it. He said, those North Koreans are some tough people but the South Koreans are too. He don't want it to happen and he don't look down on North or South as people. He does think their government is nuts and thinks the people get treated bad. All in all, I think he just wants it to be settled between them.

I grew up with him talking about the war all the time. He has had some issues over what happened over there. Now with his mind cracking if he gets to thinking too much I think it's harder now than decades ago. Anyway, he would give me advice if I ever had to fight in Korea haha. I guess he worried about it happening. Anyway, he would tell me, if the Chinese trap you and you can't fight any more just give up. Because the Chinese would let you live and probably not torture you too much. If you find yourself in the same situation with Koreans just fight until they kill you. Because if they get you they will torture you until you wish you were dead. He said that was pretty much their standing orders when it came to surrender.

What worries me is North Korea has been on ice since the 50s. While South Korea has become "modern" and soft. Oh well, just some of my rambling thoughts.

Personally, I am hoping all that's happened in the last few weeks will just die off. The North Koreans can go back to ignoring the rest of the world and our kids won't have to screw around with that place...for now at least. My fear is that's not going to happen and what I have been expecting my whole life will.

[crullers]

I think that if things escalated there North Korea wouldn't be the main concern, China would. North Korea could probably be taken care of quickly but I don't think China would take too kindly for having the U.S. next door.

It's also a shame that the Korean veterans don't get as much recognition as they deserve.

[Crow]

North Korea could probably be taken care of quickly but I don't think China would take too kindly for having the U.S. next door.

It's also a shame that the Korean veterans don't get as much recognition as they deserve.

We're already there...... We've got military bases in South Korea and Japan.

The Chinese are slowly beginning to realise that the DPRK is becoming a substantial liability when it comes to maintaining their status as an economic superpower. Agreeing to the proposed sanctions was a good start (perhaps their way of giving the DPRK an ultimatum). But, it appears the 'new' North Korean regime wants to escalate tensions further (under the hopes that we'll concede aid to them, maintaining the decades long status quo of "bargaining").

No more pussyfooting. If they don't return to six-party talks and actually do what they promise to do from said talks; then we need to keep adding sanctions. If they then decide to instigate military action, then we should act accordingly.

[GoVegan]

I have an idea! Why don't we leave everyone alone and focus our efforts on the problems we have over here? Obama is a joke. The only good thing I can say about Obama so far is he isn't as bad as Bush. Not yet anyway.

[Bigblue1]

Well you did it to Iraq. what's the difference? Oh that's right,North Korea have their own nukes.

Shouldn't have been in Iraq either.

And yes that a WW2 5 star General speaking.......

[Zimobog]

Those were actions taken by the Bush administration and the reasons were unfounded.

This is a different scenario. I don't advocate military action (yet), but what needs to be done now; is to help severe Chinese-DPRK relations in any way we can.

Ok, fair enough. Bush's action against Iraq was unfounded but let's see if you are consistant when it come to Obama's war in Libya, his covert war in Yemen, his proxy war in Somalia, his drone attacks in Pakistan, his escalation of the war in Afghanistan, his sending troops into Niger to set up a drone base, and Obama giving $50 million to France to conduct an war of empire in Mali.


Did you know that US forces are in 35 of 52 African nations right now? Did you know that Obama has sent US Special Forces into 75 nations?

I'm not even getting into Obama's criminal and anti-liberal domestic policies. At best, Obama is just a continuation of Bush and at worst he's many times worse.

You Obama supporters can either admit you didn't know about that stuff or admit you are propaganda organs for the facists. There's nothing political about the facts.

[Nuusku]

So Obama does it all, just by himself? And no one else is to blame?

[lxskllr]

So Obama does it all, just by himself? And no one else is to blame?

There's a lot of blame to go around, but the buck stops with Obama. When you're the Commander in Chief, shrugging your shoulders, and saying "I didn't start it" or "Not my fault" aren't acceptable. He's paid to lead, and he needs to lead. He has a lot power, both through the bully pulpit, and through actual power. It's telling that he doesn't use it, and actively campaigns against American interests. By American interests, I don't mean the corporations. They've had plenty of support over the decades, from both sides. I mean the people that this country is made of.

[Nuusku]

What kind of news coverage are you getting over there?