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S Korea demands US nuclear shield-(demand?)
The Australian ^ | 13oct06 | Peter Alford, Seoul

Posted on 10/13/2006 3:43:05 AM PDT by Flavius

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South Korean environmentalists chant anti-U.S. slogans near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, April 2, 2001. Their demands: that the Bush administration support the 1997 Kyoto Agreement on greenhouse gas reductions. Yun Suk-bong

Anti-Americanism is growing in South Korea after two U.S. soldiers charged with negligent homicide in the road deaths of two Korean teenage schoolgirls were acquitted by U.S. military courts last month

1 posted on 10/13/2006 3:43:05 AM PDT by Flavius
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South Korean protesters shout a slogan during a rally opposing the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005. Protesters demanded the withdrawal of the U.S and South Korean troops in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).
2 posted on 10/13/2006 3:43:43 AM PDT by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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demand, huh?


3 posted on 10/13/2006 3:53:40 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A planned society is most appealing to those with the arrogance to think they will be the planners)
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What a spoiled rotten bunch the South Koreans are! We've protected these bums long enough. There is no way anyone can protect Seoul from missile attack when it is 25 miles from the NK border. They are extremely fortunate that we have had thousands of US troops there for 50 years (another Democrat war with no exit strategy), and if they keep "demanding" stuff, we should pull our military out and let those loud mouths fend for themselves. Their worthless, long-haired "youth" are always wanting to be re-unified with the North, and one of these fine years, we should let them.


4 posted on 10/13/2006 3:59:00 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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Kipling had the right of it:

O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's "Thank you, Mr. Atkins," when the band begins to play.

---

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.

Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy how's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.

http://www.web-books.com/classics/poetry/anthology/Kipling/Tommy.htm

Idiots.


5 posted on 10/13/2006 4:00:54 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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Surely this can't be the same South Korea which has been having anti-US riots now and again?

I know those "America go home" signs and "Evil Bush" placards have just filled me with a warm and fuzzy desire to protect them from the monster under the bed.

We should heavily arm Japan then tell the Koreans (north and south) to go F#@! off.

(Maybe I'd better go get another cup of coffee.)

6 posted on 10/13/2006 4:01:20 AM PDT by tcostell (MOLON LABE)
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Japan should tell China in no uncertain terms that they have 30 days to take care of their Chia pet problem or they are fully arming themselves with thermonuclear weapons that will be pointed east north east.
7 posted on 10/13/2006 4:01:20 AM PDT by DB (©)
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Give SK nukes...then let them duke it out with NK.
8 posted on 10/13/2006 4:03:07 AM PDT by Dallas59 (Muslims Are Only Guests In Western Countries)
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Yea yea, same old story - "demand" our help when it fits into their picture, but otherwise play the anti-American card in their national politics. The adage "The more things change the more they are the same" does appear to apply, doesn't it?

But in S. Korea's defense, generally speaking, they do carry their weight and are consistent. South Korea has troops in Iraq, they fought along our side in Vietnam and took substantial losses there. You will always find one or two protesters that are against this or that and the antagonist who like with the crushing of the S. Korean girl years ago from a M88 (An horrible accident) will exploit the situation to bolster their political position. Cheap politics can be found everywhere, even in the US.


9 posted on 10/13/2006 4:05:02 AM PDT by Red6
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Time for Taiwan to tell the ChiComs to curb their dog or Taiwan will get its own load of retaliatory nukes aimed at Peking, Shanghai, etc.


10 posted on 10/13/2006 4:06:30 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
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Time for South Korea to stop its appeasement policy towards the North and if it refuses then pull our troops out.
Are there still import duties of up to %400 for American products entering the South?
Let's see that means if you are a South Korean and want say a Harley Davidson that here costs $25,000, There you'd have to pay $100,000. Gee that seems fair.
Protect their asses and get shaken down.


11 posted on 10/13/2006 4:06:55 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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I'd be willing to pitch in for a new clear umbrella.


12 posted on 10/13/2006 4:07:33 AM PDT by edpc (Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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Oops... Make that west north west... Yikes...


13 posted on 10/13/2006 4:10:02 AM PDT by DB (©)
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The old Nike Hercules would be the perfect weapon to put in there. The range is about right and with a ground to ground plug it could hit the Chia Pet almost anywhere he needed hitting. We must have a few old ones left lying around somewhere.


14 posted on 10/13/2006 4:12:59 AM PDT by sgtbono2002 (The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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Taiwan already has nukes. They were in the joint development project with South Africa and Israel in the 70s and 80s. It's the reason that China hasn't just steamrollered Taiwan.

Unfortunately, their only delivery system is to have a couple of F-16s one-way them to Beijing, Shanghai, etc., etc. They're thought to be roughly equivalent to our B-61 bomb.


15 posted on 10/13/2006 4:13:14 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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I've never heard that before... interesting.

LLS


16 posted on 10/13/2006 4:22:46 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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I guess it could be a good idea....even though the South Koreans have a lot of gall for asking.

Most of all, I think we should give short range missiles with nuclear warheads to Taiwan. Such an offer to Taiwan might encourage China to exert more pressure on NK.

17 posted on 10/13/2006 4:27:55 AM PDT by syriacus (Pelosi, 1998 - "It's about sex. It's about a punishment searching for a crime that doesn't exist.")
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Come on. I don't disagree that there are jerks in South Korea. After all, we can't have them ALL.

But get a grip. Look at the size of these anti-American crowds. The one in front of the Military Museum has at least 50 people!

I've seen these demonstrations many times in the 11 years I lived in Seoul. They are a minority, but they are organized as leftists a-holes are, and they have a sympathetic voice in the press that gives them more exposure than they deserve. (Remind you of home at all?)


18 posted on 10/13/2006 4:32:55 AM PDT by John Valentine
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Give SK nukes...then let them duke it out with NK.

Reaganesque Press Conference: "We have provided South Korea with one 20 Kiloton Thermonuclear Weapon. It has the coordinates for Pyongyang, NK programmed into it. The South only has one control knob, it is a green button labeled "Launch." They cannot change the programmed coordinates. We have tested the delivery system hundreds of times, it will not miss the programmed coordinates by more than 6 inches and it will detonate. Thank you and good evening."

That would loosen Kimmie's bowels.

19 posted on 10/13/2006 4:37:58 AM PDT by IamConservative (A mans true character is revealed in what he does when no one is watching.)
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This is why it is wise for Bush to let NK's neighbors take some responsibility.

They would like nothing better than to let the US come in, then they sit back, do nothing, but criticize and cheap shot America.


20 posted on 10/13/2006 4:43:30 AM PDT by tkathy (The Real Republican (RR) way is sticking to the issues and not finger pointing.)
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