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N.Korea Moves Arms Closer to Border
Chosun Ilbo ^

Posted on 10/13/2011 6:07:14 AM PDT by jhpigott

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To: maquiladora
It is difficult to mobilize troops and materiel without being overt and obvious. Historically, offensives have been launched from "training maneuvers" close to a border. These exercises have been traditional covers for preparations for war, in full view.

That having been said, the NK's are masters of the feint because the fact is, they can't stand up against SK more than a week or so.

41 posted on 10/13/2011 7:01:34 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Texas Eagle

Moving food closer might cause the largest border stampede in history.


42 posted on 10/13/2011 7:30:14 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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43 posted on 10/13/2011 8:07:46 PM PDT by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Wrong season for starting a war. If it were mid March, I’d say “Look out”.


44 posted on 10/14/2011 6:41:10 AM PDT by wrench
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Moving food closer might cause the largest border stampede in history.

Second largest. Have you already forgotten Occupied Wall Street?

45 posted on 10/14/2011 7:01:06 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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There ain't gonna be no steenking war.

NorKo is just agitating for some of Obama's stash.

Just like Iran.

These guys are experts at shaking Homey The President down.

46 posted on 10/14/2011 7:59:40 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: jhpigott

I believe this is connected to the current issues with Iran right now. When/if we move on Iran, NK may well plan on moving south to aid their buddies.


47 posted on 10/14/2011 9:21:11 AM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: GeronL

In NK, the greedy corporations get all the food.


48 posted on 10/14/2011 11:15:58 PM PDT by seton89 (Starve the Beast)
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To: wrench
That too. Good point.
49 posted on 10/15/2011 10:14:58 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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5 posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:15:32 AM by Tenacious 1: “We have certainly taken our eye off the ball in that part of Asia for a while. I don’t know what threat NK really poses if things were to escalate. But China’s intervention to rein in N.Korea would solidify China’s position as a “world militay power.” The US would be to slow to react as we would mull over how to “help” South Korea.”

The North Koreans make threats regularly. Sometimes they shoot. Usually they're trying to get shakedown money. Fortunately, if things get bad, the South Korean military is quite capable of taking care of itself without American help.

As my Korean niece's US Army recruiter said when she found out that my niece's father was in the South Korean Special Forces: “Those guys are bad-ass dudes!”

South Korea needs the United States as a guarantee against China. North Korea can cause major devastation, and the Kim dynasty is so crazy they might actually start a war, but what the North starts, the South can finish, with or without America.

50 posted on 10/15/2011 7:43:33 PM PDT by darrellmaurina
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I think China is hoping N.Korea starts something more than a minor provocation.

Why? South Korea is one of China's largest trading partners. The only value of North Korea to China is as a buffer zone against forward U.S. military deployments on their border. Today isn't 1950. A hot war, where China faced losing trade with the U.S., Japan, and South Korea would be disastrous for China.

51 posted on 10/16/2011 9:30:50 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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Kinda makes you think about what the heck does “strongly respond” means???


52 posted on 10/17/2011 5:13:36 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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