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2009-06-29 China-Japan-Koreas

Norks claim South is scheming to absorb communist state

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Posted by Steve White 2009-06-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Good plan, Steve, and exactly what I think we really would communicate to the Chinese. However, despite Lee's public comments, I think the South is really afraid of the North collapsing and having to actually absorb them. West Germany absorbing East Germany was much more of an economic burden than they expected and North Korea is a million times worse off than East Germany ever was.

Posted by Odysseus 2009-06-29 07:03|| 2009-06-29 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I agree with that assessment. However, no one else wants the job so the SKors will get it by default. You certainly won't see the Chinese man-up to help the starving Norks.

Posted by Steve White 2009-06-29 09:36|| 2009-06-29 09:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Now we'll see if The One and hsi Snake Department are as smart as our own Dr. Steve White.

I ain't holdin' my breath.

Posted by Bobby 2009-06-29 12:12|| 2009-06-29 12:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Everybody talks about how much a burden absorbing North Korean people would be if the Norks collapsed. If the world and the ~~useless POS meeting-going child m01esting~~ UN would share the burden, it would not be an impossible task. Hell we went into Europe and Japan after the war and rebuilt.

I swear, leaders spend 10x the effort in avoiding the right thing and doing the wrong thing.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-06-29 13:21|| 2009-06-29 13:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Norks claim South is scheming to absorb communist state

the norks want to be part of the history of the widely acclaimed tv series This old house.

The South wants to produce the show to show its efficiency, and good taste.

So the crying out continues, while negotiations proceed in fits and starts. Norks want to deny access to the basement, Southies want to fix the holistic house. who knows how long these negotiations will take.

Meanwhile bobo chavez is threatening to invade Honduras, just like he threatened to invade Columbia.....these misadventures are attempts to convince the world over that he really is a great general....really, not like saddam, but a really great warrior, who dont need no stinkin proxies to fight the rhetorical fight.

Posted by Grerelet Bucket6078 2009-06-29 14:08|| 2009-06-29 14:08|| Front Page Top

#6 ION WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC "CENTRAL DAILY NEWS" SURVEY: APPROXI 60.5% OF SOUTH KOREANS BELIEVE THE SOUTH SHOULD HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR SELF-DEFENSE.

* SAME > "KOREAN DAILY NEWS": SOUTH KOREA IS MAKING MILITARY CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR THE COLLAPSE OF NORTH KOREA, INCLUDING POSSIB TAKEOVER FROM PYONGYANG. NEW MASSIVE SOUTH KOREAN ARMS PROCUREMENT AND MODERNIZATION PLANS. SOUTH KOREAN MILITARY INTERVENTION OPTIONS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-29 19:30|| 2009-06-29 19:30|| Front Page Top

#7 SAME > Seems CHINA is repor planning to deploy "LARGE NUMBERS" of H-7 ATTACK BOMBER AIRCRAFT on its HAINAN ISLAND PLA MILBASE in faceoff agz VIETNAM over SINO-VIETNAM CHINA SEAS SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS

* SAME > "MUMBAI DAILY": MAY 5th SINO-INDIAN NAVAL CONFRONTATION. INDIAN NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER TASK GROUP GAVE WARNING AND THREATENED TO SINK PLAN TYPE 092 SUBMARINE TRACKING SAME [ Indian Navy ASW "weapons lock" agz PLAN Sub]. FEAR OF SINO-INDIAN NAVAL CLASH INSIDE MUMBAI HARBOR [Regional War].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-29 19:38|| 2009-06-29 19:38|| Front Page Top

#8 * SAME > KONG KONG "SING TAO DAILY": THE PLA "CHINA/HAINAN-GUAM" CONCEPT FOR THE MILITARY, GEOPOL DEFENSE OF CHINA [ "First Island" Chain" + periphery]. PLA STRENGTHENING OF MILFORCES ON HAINAN ISLAND. HAINAN ISLAND AS CHINA'S MIL "STRATEGIC SPRINGBOARD" FOR OTH PROJECTION BEYOND THE CHINA SEAS AND PHILIPPINES INTO THE WEST/CENT PACIFIC REGIONS.

Also, AT CURENT TRENDS CHINA'S PLAN WILL BECOME THE WORLD'S LARGEST BY 2020 OR SHORTLY AFTER. PLAN IS GIVING SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR THE DEV OF BATTLECRUISER AND SUBMARINE-LED, ASBM-ARMED, "ARSENAL/FIRE SHIP" LR TASK FORCES TO CHALLENGE, DETER OR DEFEAT USN CARRIERS IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC>

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-29 19:48|| 2009-06-29 19:48|| Front Page Top

#9 "Proposed PLAN "ARSENAL SHIP" DESIGNS > may have as many as 100-PLUS VLS/VLMS = ASBM? Tubes + multi-AAM + multi-Naval BMD + VTOL Helo-Air Platforms.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-29 19:54|| 2009-06-29 19:54|| Front Page Top

#10 Viet Nam? Are they serious?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-06-29 21:31|| 2009-06-29 21:31|| Front Page Top

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