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2007-04-26 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea fetes fearsome but fragile army

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Posted by Steve White 2007-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They don't need food. They'll pillage along the way. Keeps the soldiers motivated.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-26 01:11|| 2007-04-26 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Thats ok. South Korea is ready and willing to give the North Korean army all the food it needs -- free.

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-04-26 01:15|| 2007-04-26 01:15|| Front Page Top

#3 A rosy future is in store for the people, who though not fed well, give priority to the development of the defence industry, build their army into a strong one and convert their whole country into an impregnable fortress, KCNA said.

Damn.. how bad is the food situation if official propaganda media actually says that the people are "not fed well"?

The North Korean military lowered height requirements for adult male conscripts from 4 feet, 11 inches to 4 feet, 2 inches due to widespread malnutrition.

Posted by John Frum 2007-04-26 07:14|| 2007-04-26 07:14|| Front Page Top

#4 North Korea can provoke a war and has the military power to cause initial damage, but does not have the ability to carry out and win the war, said Baek Seung-joo, a military expert at the Souths Korea Institute for Defence Analyses.

All they have to do is keep going until until Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi demand a timetable for withdrawal of American forces from the Korean Penninsula.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-04-26 12:49|| 2007-04-26 12:49|| Front Page Top

#5 So, if North Korea fought Iran, both of which have unbeatable armies, who would win?

Besides the rest of the world, I mean.

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