Currently it looks like the one who stands to suffer most (besides North Korea) in what would probably be the quickest war the world has seen in a long time, isn’t the USA. It’s South Korea. They’re the ones with guns pointed at their heads as hostages.
What is South Korea’s civil defense system like? Are they at least prepared to hole up while North Korea shoots at the surface infrastructure for, maybe, 15 minutes? Maybe even hurls a nuke or two their way? The USA used to be minded to an even worse such scenario during the bad old days of the Cold War.
I think South Korea does have some moral dogs in this fight. They were the culturally closest to North Korea and in the best position to care about the goondom going on there. If while this was going on they just threw up their hands while they enjoyed themselves being oppans (honored older brothers) Gangnam style, well now maybe a trial is coming their way to show their real mettle. With good civil defense, they may suffer minimal population loss and mostly property damage.
But anyhow, Kim Jong-Un has embraced the devil so tight he probably gargles with sulfur now. God is arraying forces against him now. Now if some other muckety mucks in North Korea got a clue, they’d off Kim Jong-Un and sue for peace. But if they are too intimidate, the USA and South Korea and Japan are going to force the issue. And China knows it, and China isn’t going to be able to stop it or want to get into a nuke fight with the USA itself. Not with its best customer.
Am so glad that it will be our politicians that will go to North Korea and fight for us. Thankfully they will take the bulk of DC with them as back up. Keep me posted as to how this works out for them. Goodbye swamp....
I am starting to wonder if the best way out of this isn’t to just quit on South Korea. Seriously, who thought building a megalopolis like Seoul within artillery range of the Norks was a good idea? Kim’s goal is to unify Korea, the reality is we will never do what it takes to stop him. Let’s just walk away. Let China and Russia deal with Kim, it’s their backyard. If the South Koreans didn’t want to live as hostages to Kim they wouldn’t so let’s just walk away.
-—They were the culturally closest to North Korea ——
I have wondered if there are some racial differences as well. I don’t know. And then I wonder if the cultural differences are actually the difference between being rich and totally destitute.
And then I wonder if there is intel data tracking Kim and his order receiving generals. If as few as five or maybe ten people are killed, the command structure might be rengered ineffective and just collapse.