US/S.KOREA has joint commando rescue plan for S. Korea workers stuck on N. Korean side at Kaesong

Sankei Shimbun in Japan (synopsis translation to English by Freeper) ^ | 29 May 2010 | AmericanInTokyo

[HereInTheHeartland]

“will be watching this thread as am sure others will be too.”

It’s the best source of news on whats really going over there.

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Thanks for the ping! :)

[Squantos]

Carefully calculate the charge an then double it....

[DrGunsforHands]

ping

[JPG]

If they are in fact monitoring FR in Norkville, then I send my greeting to Lil’ Kim with my middle finger uplifted.

[TigerLikesRooster]

As I said in another thread, small-scale rescue operation is bound to at least require air cover, which would be more than a couple of helicopters. It will lead to strafing and bombing at NK soldiers going after commandos and rescued hostages.

It will escalate to rather large exchange of fire. I don't think they can come in and get out with only some N. Korean guards killed.

[TigerLikesRooster]

This is a strong message to N. Korea that next time their action would unleash punishing blows. On the other hand, it is not a good idea to advertise their rescue mission. It drastically reduce the chance of success.

[jhpigott]

Given how difficult it would be to prevent a rapid escalation along the whole 38th parallel in the event of a US/SK rescue operation, do either of you think we would first send in the likes of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton to negotiate before resorting to this type of operation? Or is this plan locked, cocked and ready to fire at the first sign Kim starts blocking that road from Kaesong to the SK border?

[tet68]

I’m all for sending Carter, Both Clintons and Maddie albright over there before any rescue attempt...

[TigerLikesRooster]

Hard to tell. Military would want to go for the second scenario, but politicians would balk at it. So I think they would go for the first one. Send in negotiators or carry out negotiations at Panmunjom. I doubt that it would be Jimmy Carter. Clinton is of course a possibility.

[Uncle Ike]

” I’m all for sending Carter, Both Clintons and Maddie albright over there before any rescue attempt... “

As a New Mexican, I’d be willing to toss Bill Richardson into the mix, too...

[investigateworld]

"Troubling report here: "...There are a number of South Korean managers and employers there on-site as we speak. At this time, they are apparently not free to leave."

Neer neer neer = they went looking for cheap labor - screw'em: no US personnel should have anything to do with any recovery operations.

Let the Koreans protect Hyundai's Profits.

[thecabal]

Holy crap, that has the potential to be a very explosive situation. Thanks again for your reports, you beat the hell out of anything else out there.

[caww]

I think so too...can’t hardly go a day without checking FR....especially when candidates are running or international happenings.....people here are on it!

[JRandomFreeper]

I’m all for sending Carter, Both Clintons and Maddie albright over there before any rescue attempt...

That's a lot of ugly on one 747. But I've got a few to add to the list.

/johnny

[Red Steel]

Those forces are backed up by over 600,000 US troops slated to reinforce Korea in case a NK invasion.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/oplan-5027.htm

But with Obama who knows.

[driftdiver]

I doubt we have the capability to get the troops and their equipment there in a reasonable time. We’d end up taking troops out of Afghanistan.

[Uncle Ike]

” That’s a lot of ugly on one 747. But I’ve got a few to add to the list. “

Sean Penn and Babs Streisand, for example...

Consider this scenario - we offer a whole planeload of high-visibility Liberals in direct exchange for the workerbee hostages — then, when they give us their demands for the release of Carter/Clintons/Richardson/et. al, we just point and laugh....

[RetroSexual]

Given how difficult it would be to prevent a rapid escalation along the whole 38th parallel in the event of a US/SK rescue operation, do either of you think we would first send in the likes of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton to negotiate before resorting to this type of operation?