Forget the Missiles, This is Even More Bizarre (North Korea)

StrategyPage ^ | July 5, 2006

[nikos1121]

And we want Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore types in the white house in this time?

[sgtbono2002]

The Chinese dont want to take them out and in fact the Chinese take up for the train thieves in the UN.

[caver]

I sure can't figure out why the world is so scared of what North Korea is going to do. They can't even feed their people or provide simple things like water, sanitation or electricity. The first sign of battle and their huge army will desert.

[IrishMike]

....South Korea does not want North Korea to fall apart or it will become unmeasurable burden on their economy.


I see similarities with the Mexican non-economy and the United States. I wonder at the effect if the hard dollar currency being sent to Mexico from illagals and legals here was stopped.

[T.Smith]

To be honest, I'd rather not fire missiles in the direction of those people. How can they help the standard of living their psychotic leader has inflicted on them? It'd have to be Iraq all over again. We would take out the leadership and rebuild the country from the ground up. There is no happy way out for the N. Koreans.

[carumba]

just keep the North Korean leaders from doing anything too destructive

Just as long as they murder, rape, and pillage within the confines of their own country - its nobodies business.

[Allegra]

this guy could have taught old Uncle Adolph a thing or two.

Ahmedinejad is jealous of Kim's mastery of lunacy. He's watching closely and studying.

[RoadTest]

Whew! 1984 minus a budget.

[Aquinasfan]

I imagine that most of the engineers working on the missile project are doing their best to sabotage it, while they risk horrible punishments for failure. God help them.

[IrishMike]

.......I imagine that most of the engineers working on the missile project are doing their best to sabotage it, while they risk horrible punishments for failure. God help them.



If the missile fails, they're probably dead.
If we decide to preemptively take it out, things don't look good for them either.

[Free Baptist]

I looked at the photos. Actually, in those, I didn't see too much different than what I used to see in China in the 1990s.

[RouxStir]

"eventually the tragicomic house of cards up north will just collapse"

Haven't we been hearing that...for 50+ years.

[Puddleglum]

I often wonder why we don't have assassins on the ground near lunatics like N. Korea's dictator (plus Iran's, plus Osama). I am frequently reminded that our human intelligence on the ground is either bad or hog-tied. It is discouraging -- or else I've been mislead by spy novels, etc - ok, let's admit it - spy movies.

[Ax]

There was a film clip yesterday of the former (Deo Gratias) Secretary of State, Mme. Albright. She was praising The Dear Leader for his knowledge of American Sports, and his very discerning eye as a film critic; she said that he had recommendations of Oscars for U S movies. I have to assume that she was being serious.

I must apologize to all on this forum, as I worked as a "diplomat" under Mme. Halfbright for my last two working years. She is truly the most embarrassing cabinet officer ever to have schlepped any portfolio.

[corlorde]

When I was stationed in South Korea (Army) that was something you heard often within the military ranks.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

We can only hope NK will implode rather than explode and take Seoul with it.

[WayneM]

In terms of superlatives, he is more superlative than Chuck Norris.

[IrishMike]

"eventually the tragicomic house of cards up north will just collapse"

Haven't we been hearing that...for 50+ years.



CUBA RING A BELL !!!!!!!

[IrishMike]

...I often wonder why we don't have assassins on the ground near lunatics like N. Korea's dictator (plus Iran's, plus Osama).


There is something or some law about assassinations with reference specifically to foreign 'leaders'.
I cannot remember details .... we cannot do it.
I'll do a little research

[cavador]

"eventually the tragicomic house of cards up north will just collapse."
Thus bringing China down with it.This must not be allowed to happen.If it does It will create a power vacuum in north eastern Asia which could lead to widespread civil war.If anything ,when Nrth. Korea goes down we must be prepared to prop up the other Asian states.(Or it may end up like a gigantic Iraq.)