N.Korea Moves Arms Closer to Border

Chosun Ilbo ^

[hinckley buzzard]

It is difficult to mobilize troops and materiel without being overt and obvious. Historically, offensives have been launched from "training maneuvers" close to a border. These exercises have been traditional covers for preparations for war, in full view.

That having been said, the NK's are masters of the feint because the fact is, they can't stand up against SK more than a week or so.

[rdl6989]

Moving food closer might cause the largest border stampede in history.

[RedMDer]

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[wrench]

Wrong season for starting a war. If it were mid March, I’d say “Look out”.

[Texas Eagle]

Moving food closer might cause the largest border stampede in history.

Second largest. Have you already forgotten Occupied Wall Street?

[Texas Eagle]

There ain't gonna be no steenking war.

NorKo is just agitating for some of Obama's stash.

Just like Iran.

These guys are experts at shaking Homey The President down.

[StolarStorm]

I believe this is connected to the current issues with Iran right now. When/if we move on Iran, NK may well plan on moving south to aid their buddies.

[seton89]

In NK, the greedy corporations get all the food.

[hinckley buzzard]

That too. Good point.

[darrellmaurina]

5 posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:15:32 AM by Tenacious 1: “We have certainly taken our eye off the ball in that part of Asia for a while. I don’t know what threat NK really poses if things were to escalate. But China’s intervention to rein in N.Korea would solidify China’s position as a “world militay power.” The US would be to slow to react as we would mull over how to “help” South Korea.”

The North Koreans make threats regularly. Sometimes they shoot. Usually they're trying to get shakedown money. Fortunately, if things get bad, the South Korean military is quite capable of taking care of itself without American help.

As my Korean niece's US Army recruiter said when she found out that my niece's father was in the South Korean Special Forces: “Those guys are bad-ass dudes!”

South Korea needs the United States as a guarantee against China. North Korea can cause major devastation, and the Kim dynasty is so crazy they might actually start a war, but what the North starts, the South can finish, with or without America.

[Gunslingr3]

I think China is hoping N.Korea starts something more than a minor provocation.

Why? South Korea is one of China's largest trading partners. The only value of North Korea to China is as a buffer zone against forward U.S. military deployments on their border. Today isn't 1950. A hot war, where China faced losing trade with the U.S., Japan, and South Korea would be disastrous for China.

[stevie_d_64]

Kinda makes you think about what the heck does “strongly respond” means???