"Congratulations, Kim."
Posted on 10/09/2006 2:57:45 AM PDT by familyop
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Have you been to Korea or studied the area at all? There is no accuracy in your post.
The US is in the ROK but they are themselves responsible for their own defense. (Here's a quick quiz - How many US troops patrol the DMZ?)
NK doesn't need to nuke Seoul. Any SK ten year old knows that the entire city is within reach of @ 10,000 tubes of artillery. These resources are buried deep in the hard-rock mountains and beyond the reach of our best bunker-busters. Any conflict and Seoul would look like Dresden within three days with half the city trapped once the bridges over the Han River are taken out.
The suggestion that we would take out the NK leadership via assassination by air betrays a lack of understanding about what we can and can't do by law (our law).
As I've said before - at some point, one of the rogue states will use a nuke against a modern country. Both europe and Japan are at higher risk than us, since a nuke missile would be more likely to malfunction and drop into the ocean if used against us.
At that point, the civilized world will erase the rogue state from the earth.
Until then, nothing significant will be done.
They went down 2.5%, which is barely noteworthy.
There are only 15-20 million South Koreans living within easy artillery range of nK...
Can't understand why South Korea doesn't 'take off the gloves' and invade nK. < / sarcasm>
I don't think you understand.
He already has a delivery system that can target anywhere in the USA. It's called "one al-Qaeda suicide martyr and a rented Ryder truck".
NK is desperately poor, and will sell nukes to anyone with enough hard cash. If you work in lower Manhattan or central DC, I'd look at getting out soon.
We're in a world of hurt, thanks to the sink emperor and his band of feckless appeasers.
"At that point, the civilized world will erase the rogue state from the earth."
What if some jerk like Carter was in power at that point? I don't think he nuke anyone no matter what they did.
Exactly. There are so many PWACs here(posters without a clue).
Madeline is surely the worst sec of state we've had in my lifetime.
The dems have no bench of elder statemen, only dregs who always were and remail America haters.
Tony Lake comes to mind, Harold Ickes, the list goes on.
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Fantasize all you like, it won't happen. Not that I disagree with your sentiment, it's just not realistic.
BTTT!
I read several German papers and blogs.
The German public seems to blame the US and Bush overwhelmingly. (go figure)
They keep sticking their head in the sand, unaware that their asses produce an inviting target.
Oh well, Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
I don't have any more cheeks to turn. I'll point out for the sake of the moderators that I am have done and doing absolutely nothing to provoke you or denigrate you. I am not originating comments to you and I am not seeking your attention or response. Go ahead and put in your last two cents but this is the last time.
You see somebody pointing out the errors in your post as an attack? Your take on the situation in Korea was wrong and misinformed on all points. When I'm wrong other posters let me know and (hopefully) explain why, as I did.
"Congratulations, Kim."
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