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2002-12-18 Axis of Evil

Anti-U.S. Tone Marks South Korea Election

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-18 02:55 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How far into North Korea would 37,000 Us troops get? Against the million man army we'd, perhaps, get a few feet past the DMZ.

The 37,000 troops are there to show commitment, and to die if North Korea invades, ensuring US action. There is just not enough to do anything else. Everyone knows that except Skorean politicians, students and Nkorean knuckleheads.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-18 15:09:08|| 2002-12-18 15:09:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I dont put much stake in the North Korean Army. Last time up the turnpike, they had the advantage in manpower, available arms and surprise, and despite getting caught by surprise, we marched them all the way back to the Yalu in pretty short order. It wasnt until the Chinese stepped in that we go into a serious amount of trouble.

Problem with having a million men under arms is you have to feed, clothe and arm all of them and/or have secure supply lines to feed,house, and clothe them. In both cases, the North Koreans have very little to offer. They can barely feed themselves when they are not under the stress of war, they certainly do not have air superiority, and arent likely to have it anytime soon. They cant control the seas and cant count on the support of the chinese communists this time around.

Best they can do is extort japan and south korea with they threat of "possible action". Truth of the matter is the only reason they are still standing up is we have propped them up. With President Bush cutting oil and food supplies those days seem to be over.

Steven Den Beste posted a great picture of NKor at night from space that I think tells the tale better than anything

Posted by Frank Martin 2002-12-18 17:35:03|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2002-12-18 17:35:03|| Front Page Top

#3 There's another possible trigger for US-NKor war -- NKor supplies nuclear weapons to Iraq/Saudi Arabia/Iran/Al Quaeda/Syria/etc. I don't doubt the US has warned NKor that this would be a casus belli. The stopping of the Scud ship was at least a warning to the NKors that we're watching and maybe also a check to see what was in the ship - if it was only Scuds, or something worse.

Posted by paj 2002-12-18 20:48:13|| 2002-12-18 20:48:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I have been living here in SKorea for a while now and I must say your actually giving them more credit than they deserve. These freaking people sound like there going to war, and thats just their conversation with the bagger at the food market. The only thing I wondering about the north is just how many baby milk factories will appear when it starts raining red white and blue on pyonyang

Posted by Rick 2002-12-18 22:48:08|| 2002-12-18 22:48:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Two things that people should remember when debating anything concerning N Korea: 1st, when China says jump, N Korea jumps. 2nd, N Korea is what happens when you elect the Natural Law Party as government (sorry :)

Posted by RW 2002-12-19 04:19:19|| 2002-12-19 04:19:19|| Front Page Top

#6 People old enough to remember the war overwhelmingly support the conservative, pro-American Lee. It's the soft coddled generation(s) since then -- classic Clinton voters! -- who are for the anti-American appeasers. Unfortunately the 9/11 that would wake them up would be a lot bloodier than ours.

We'll soon see who's more numerous.

Posted by someone 2002-12-19 04:34:56|| 2002-12-19 04:34:56|| Front Page Top

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