N. Korea slams U.S. over growing talk of 'possible' naval blockade....

Yonhap News Agency ^ | 2017/12/08 | Yonhap

[jdsteel]

That’s cool dude...still....we ARE AT WAR.

[buckalfa]

I do not believe the US ever declared war on North Korea. The old UN police action thing. That may make the legalities a little dicey. But I understand everyone’s thought process on a naval blockade.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>So their threatening to “annihilate” us is peachy, but the possibility that we may conduct a preemptive blockade is an “act of war”. Roger that.<<

Thank you. You burned the masters of obfuscation real good with this clear statement of the reality of the situation.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>OK, hotshot, WHY did the put the games in a potential war zone?<<

Don’t know, but I don’t think bert had any say in the matter, so why are you hassling him about it?

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>Because South Korea like all the rest of the world is a potential war zone<<

Well done.

[xzins]

Because of tapeworms...influenza, etc

[xzins]

I spent a year there with the 2 ID. We weren’t trusting of them at all. Otoh, rounds weren’t flying, either, except in an occasional rare incident.

We are currently under an Armistice signed by the various parties to that war.

(Technically, Congress never declared war on Korea. Bad on them on everything since WW2, especially Vietnam, Afghanistan & Iraq)

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>How did it come to this?<<

I believe it came to this through the ineptitude and or chicanery of past U.S. administrations particularly, those of the Peanut Man, the Bushes, Clinton, and the Kenyan Fraud.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>The US (or UN) Naval Blockade is a good idea, and a useful tool. We ARE at WAR with North Korea, and have been, since June 25, 1950. Get USED to it.<<

One obvious and advantageous thing about a blockade is that no one gets hurt until the shooting starts. And whoever fires first has then triggered a hot war. If the Norks do that, it will mean the end of Rocket Man, his entire military, and his already dysfunctional economy. Time for a blockade.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

There is now the very real potential of MANY Americans dying and a city completely destroyed by a 2 cent POS dictator.

It depends on which city, before I get all drove-up about it.

[jdsteel]

Two thumbs up to everything you said....and thanks for your service!!!

[caww]

FatBoy is using the visiting UN officials photo ops as propaganda to his citizens as usual. He loves to have “officials” visit when he needs to convince his people how significant he is to the world.......which is why so few will go there...it's a fruitless endeavor every time.

[Eleutheria5]

The Cuban missile crisis ended peaceably enough. Russia backed down. But neither Fidel nor Kruschev were bad sh!t.

[Little Ray]

How do you blockade a country with land connections to the PRC and the Sov, Russia?

[Colorado Doug]

... and tell me again, why are we going to S Korea for the Olympics?

Because that is where the Olympics are being held.

[RinaseaofDs]

Blockades work great on island nations. Not so great with nations sharing a border with the guy who’s arm is up your behind working the mouth.