US Forces on Alert for Possible Movement Near Korea

Reuters via Yahoo! ^ | Monday, February 3, 2003 | Reuters

[Cindy]

"Removal of Rods @ Nuke Plant Touches Off Increase of US Forces Near Korean Peninsula (Developing)" (February 3, 2003)

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[newvista]

Wife was listening to NPR this morning (ugh!!!). Anyway, they had a report that the 2 American-owned schools in Kuwait (don't recall names) were closing down on Feb 16th through end of March (I believe those were the dates); was for "security reasons".
Pretty good indication of our timetable, I think.

[jerseygirl]

same thought here.....

[jerseygirl]

is NK's leader certfiably paranoid and delusional or is his bluster for home consumption...

[Cindy]

***An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a NEWS.SBS.CO.KR News Article. TOPIC:"REMOVAL OF RODS @ NUKE PLANT TOUCHES OFF INCREASE OF US FORCES NEAR KOREAN PENINSULA (Developing)Removal of Rods @ Nuke Plant Touches Off Increase of US Forces Near Korean Peninsula (Developing)" (February 3, 2003)

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[Dog Gone]

He's definitely paranoid, and the bluster is for home consumption. I'm not sure how delusional he is, though.

He's in a box. His country is dying and the question is whether it goes out with a whimper or a bang.

Unfortunately, it looks like bang is far more probable.

[txradioguy]

Well when his daddy got the DPRK into this kid of mess in the 50's he attacked the South. Here's hoping that history doesn't repeat itself.

[caa26]

Does anyone know when the next new moon is? I think its coming up in the next few days. That would be as good as a guess as any for a war start date.

[livius]

War in Iraq within a week.....

I don't think we'll do anything until the Muzzies have finished running around the black rock. This is their annual pilgrimage season, and millions of them are in Mecca right now. I think the Run Around the Rock goes on for a few weeks longer, and it would probably be considered "insensitive" to launch a war during it.

[unspun]

Appears it may be time to suspend the Ford executive order against... well... you know.

[Dog Gone]

Well, we DID launch the assault in Afghanistan during Ramadan, so sensitivity training must have been skipped by this Administration.

Having said that, I don't think we'll be in position to attack before the first week of March, anyway.

[Momaw Nadon]

Attack on Iraq Betting Pool

[Dog Gone]

I agree, although NK is so paranoid that it would be difficult to penetrate it successfully. Any assassination will probably take place with a missile, if it comes to that.

[jerseygirl]

ok, he's paranoid and we start moving more forces into the area...this could serve to confirm his paranoia.....However, if we don't move any more forces-would he think we are weak and it is an opportune time to attack? Especially with most of our focus on Iraq...

[cmsgop]

They have what,.......7 million?

[DoughtyOne]

Precisely. And that's why this headline was so inflamitory.

[AgentEcho]

2003 New Moons:

February 1
March 3
April 1
May 1
May 31
June 29
July 29
August 27
September 26
October 25
November 23
December 23

I listed them all as there's no way of knowing when this stuff will finally hit the fan.

Æ

[Dog Gone]

They have what,.......7 million?

The figure I've seen is 1 million troops. I think only 12 million people live in that crappy country.

[Dog Gone]

Yep, that's how I see it. Not a pretty picture.

[unspun]

As posted in AmericanTokyo's thread...

...this is a job for the UN, and S. Korea, Russia, Japan, and even China.

I think the wisest thing for the USA to do is talk to the UN and just sit back in our recliners and rock.