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2010-07-26 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Steve White 2010-07-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 WMF > US SHOCKED: US DID NOT EXPECT US-ROK NAVAL EXERCISE IN YELLOW SEA TO LEAD TO EMERGENCE OF INTERNAL CALLS IN BEIJING DEMANDING POWERFUL EXPANSION OF THE PLA.

* SAME > "LE FIGARO" EURO-MEDIA: "NORTH KOREA, CHINA. + THE US NAVY" ARTICLE WARNS THAT NORTH KOREA'S NEW NUCLEAR, OTHER MILITARY THREATS AGZ THE US-ROK MILITARY DRILL IN YELLOW SEA MAY LEAD /INDUCE THE FINAL END OR BREAK-UP OF THE DECADES-LONG FRAGILE STABILITY + MILITARY ARMISTICE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

* SAME > CHINA FEARS ANY UNILATER SUPPORT BY BEIJING IN FAVOR OF MORE STRINGENT OR SEVERE UN-LED SANCTIONS AGZ NORTH KOREA OER THE "CHEONAN" WARSHIP INCIDENT WILL INDUCE THE FINAL ECON + STATE COLLAPSE OF NORTH KOREA, + RESULT IN NORTH KOREA TURNING AWAY FROM CHINA TOWARDS THE US + SOUTH KOREA + JAPAN. CHINESE FEARS OF A PERMANENT, ANTI-CHIN US, JAPAN PRESENCE OR INFLUENCE IN NORTH KOREA, ANTI-CHINESE KOREAN REUNIFICATION.

* SAME > RISING CHINA "CONTROLS" APPROXI ELEVEN MAJOR OIL FIELDS IN IRAN + LIKLEY MORE IN FUTURE. FEAR BY BEIJING THAT A US-ISRAELI ATTACK + INVASION ON IRAN, LT MIL OCUPATION WILL EVENTUALLY THREATEN CHINA'S ENERGY SECURITY VEE US-WESTERN DOMINATION + CONTROL OF CHINA'S EXTERNAL ENERGY SOURCES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-26 00:43|| 2010-07-26 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not sure I can add anything to what Joe just said, but here are a couple of thoughts.

1- Just in board terms, this good piece of work by Dr. Steve shows us one way to put to rest copyright issues. I've been posting here, although not heavily, for seven years, and my one big takeaway is that there is a lot of writing talent and a incredibly diverse array of knowlege that the regulars can bring to bear when they have the time. To pick two examples, I'd really like to see an opinion piece by tw or Frank. We don't need no steenkin' NYT.

2- Turning to the article: I always enjoy making fun of the Sun King because he's so self-important, but my real concern is that he's going to get us all killed. People who know a lot more about money than I do use the term "discovering the price." The Norks now have this piece of pricing data: the penalty for sinking a South Korean destroyer is a harsh talking to. Which has to lead them to the question: what's the price for sinking a USN vessel? Or for lobbing a few artillery rounds into Seoul? A reasonable extrapolation from what they know now suggests the same result: nothing will happen.

The problem isn't so much that the Sun King is ignorant and indecisive, although those traits certainly don't help. The problem is that what he knows is wrong. I do believe he thinks that he can solve a real-world problem by giving a speech about it. If that's right, then our contingency plan for responding to the Norks is a good speech on national TV, courtesy of the TOTUS. This is a truly physically dangerous situation.

Posted by Matt 2010-07-26 14:55|| 2010-07-26 14:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I do believe he thinks that he can solve a real-world problem by giving a speech about it

It always worked real well when he was a "community organizer".

In business you'll occasionally see a manager who's been promoted beyond his competence trying to do his last job rather than his current job. This is because he knows how to do his last job and that's where his comfort zone is. This doesn't usually last long, as the manager in question ignores his real duties and ends up being fired.

The best we can do is vote in a new Congress to block Obama for the last two years of his term and try to minimize the damage.

Posted by DMFD 2010-07-26 19:07|| 2010-07-26 19:07|| Front Page Top

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