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Aug 16, 2010 12:55am
So, what are the odds that anything actually comes of this? Things would get pretty hairy if NK actually followed through on their promise with us already committed to Iraq and Afghanistan. As well as the other nations that are implicated if anything goes down. Most notably China.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/north.korea.threat/index.html#fbid=h7UPlTHiqKu&wom=true
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/north.korea.threat/index.html#fbid=h7UPlTHiqKu&wom=true
"The military counteraction of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) will be the severest punishment no one has ever met in the world," a spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army said in a statement carried by North Korea's official news agency
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Aug 16, 2010 10:25am
Ehhh, the North is in the middle of a leadership change, so there may be some sort of truth to the talk. The Dear Leader's brother in law is now 2nd in command, a civilian, and Kim's son is on the Military Board, prepping to take over once Kim Jong Ill passes. But, also, the North always speaks like this. I doubt they would do anything more than what they've already done. I doubt they are stupid enough to launch an all out war.
Mr. 300
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Aug 16, 2010 11:50am
Never gonna happen, although they may be trying to feed on the weak stance that could be taken by us if they did launch an attack.
majorspark
Posts: 5,122
Aug 16, 2010 11:56am
Maybe they could just sink another warship.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Aug 16, 2010 12:21pm
Well at least we know now that Kim can come over to the US and talk all sorts of smack in front of our Congress in DC and get a standing ovation. Oh, and the President will just grab his nuts and look away.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Aug 16, 2010 12:43pm
If there is a time for them to do something it is while this douche is in office.
bases_loaded
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Aug 16, 2010 12:44pm
gibby08
Posts: 1,581
Aug 16, 2010 3:19pm
They will never do anything....not because of us...but because of the 1+billion soliders ready to shove it up there ass the second they start something
gibby08
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Aug 16, 2010 3:20pm
CenterBHSFan;453021 wrote:Well at least we know now that Kim can come over to the US and talk all sorts of smack in front of our Congress in DC and get a standing ovation. Oh, and the President will just grab his nuts and look away.
Wow...I pretty much just lost any remaining respect I had for you
majorspark
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Aug 16, 2010 3:23pm
Where is this billion man army?gibby08;453265 wrote:They will never do anything....not because of us...but because of the 1+billion soliders ready to shove it up there ass the second they start something
Writerbuckeye
Posts: 4,745
Aug 16, 2010 3:39pm
gibby08;453266 wrote:Wow...I pretty much just lost any remaining respect I had for you
Funny, she just went up about 1,000 points in my eyes.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Aug 16, 2010 4:20pm
gibby08;453266 wrote:Wow...I pretty much just lost any remaining respect I had for you
Not that I care or was looking for your respect anyway gibby, but, has this not already happened with another country's leader?
Didn't our Congress (or at least the left half) stand and applaud President Cheron when he bashed America/Americans?
Didn't Obama go on about his business and look away and not say a damn thing?
Hell, if President Obama can stand and mock Americans, he sure as hell don't give a damn if somebody else does.
gibby08
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Aug 16, 2010 9:40pm
majorspark;453271 wrote:Where is this billion man army?
China...its really more like 700 million
gibby08
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Aug 16, 2010 9:42pm
You are so clueless about what he said that I;m not even going to bother explaining it to youCenterBHSFan;453346 wrote:Not that I care or was looking for your respect anyway gibby, but, has this not already happened with another country's leader?
Didn't our Congress (or at least the left half) stand and applaud President Cheron when he bashed America/Americans?
Didn't Obama go on about his business and look away and not say a damn thing?
Hell, if President Obama can stand and mock Americans, he sure as hell don't give a damn if somebody else does.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Aug 16, 2010 9:48pm
Give it a try...gibby08;453661 wrote:You are so clueless about what he said that I;m not even going to bother explaining it to you
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Aug 16, 2010 10:19pm
ccrunner609;453188 wrote:I bet that North Korean military would be easy, they would be jumping into our arms as soon as we went in there. They would prolly take us right to Kim JOng Ill
lmao, didn't we hear the same thing about Iraq?
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Aug 17, 2010 1:03am
I really hope that ccrunner was joking. That type of attitude is really dangerous considering that North Korea is in a completely different level militarily than Iraq was. The casualties in Iraq have been bad enough, I'd hate to see what a conflict with a real military would result in.
Not that it's likely to happen or anything as several have already said.
Not that it's likely to happen or anything as several have already said.
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Aug 17, 2010 9:21am
Ummm, Seoul, South Korea would probably be gone when bullets start flying. The North has an estimated 1,000 short and medium range ballistic missiles throughout the country, plus thousands of rockets and mortals pointed at Seoul. Any war, no matter how quick, would do major damage to the South Korean capital. Hence why military action is never really seriously considered.ccrunner609;453188 wrote:I bet that North Korean military would be easy, they would be jumping into our arms as soon as we went in there. They would prolly take us right to Kim JOng Ill
700 million? The PLA is about 3 million. Only if the U.S. invade proper China would they send their whole population. This isn't 1950.gibby08;453658 wrote:China...its really more like 700 million
gibby08
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Aug 17, 2010 2:26pm
ptown_trojans_1;453911 wrote:Ummm, Seoul, South Korea would probably be gone when bullets start flying. The North has an estimated 1,000 short and medium range ballistic missiles throughout the country, plus thousands of rockets and mortals pointed at Seoul. Any war, no matter how quick, would do major damage to the South Korean capital. Hence why military action is never really seriously considered.
700 million? The PLA is about 3 million. Only if the U.S. invade proper China would they send their whole population. This isn't 1950.
Ptown...I was refering to the number of people that would be available to them if a major war started
Central,What he said is that at times,we are an arrogant country,which is the truth
CenterBHSFan
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Aug 17, 2010 4:41pm
gibby08;454171 wrote:Ptown...I was refering to the number of people that would be available to them if a major war started
Central,What he said is that at times,we are an arrogant country,which is the truth
If you meant me, I wasn't talking about your ^^ quote.
But, you think America is aggressively haughty?
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1. 1exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner - an ∼ official
At which point did America exaggerate it's importance?
Overbearing? Maybe.