Posted on 04/14/2017 5:19:31 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Conflict could break out ‘at any moment’ over North Korea, Chinese foreign minister warns
A conflict over North Korea could break out “at any moment”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday, warning there would be “no winner” in any war as tensions soar with the US.
The sharp language came after US President Donald Trump said the North Korea problem “will be taken care of”, as speculation mounts that the reclusive state could be preparing another nuclear or missile test.
“Lately, tensions have risen ... and one has the feeling that a conflict could break out at any moment,” Wang said. “If a war occurs, the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there can be no winner.”
Whichever side provoked a conflict “must assume the historic responsibility and pay the corresponding price,” he said in a joint press conference with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault. Trump has sent a aircraft carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula to press his point, one of a series of signals that indicate his willingness to shake up foreign policy strategy.
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I really wonder how many of his military commanders believe this nut job and think Kim is some glorious heaven sent leader? I really do.
A good article on the subject
Did Stalin Lure the United States into the Korean War? New Evidence on the Origins of the Korean War
Yes, but not only that. If you talk to Chinese officials some have a similar opinion that they were tricked into the Korean War by the Soviet Union.
The question is if this is repeated now?
Kim’s inner circle are survivors. I bet none of them wants to risk themselves, and by extension, their families in the attempt. If anything they’ll be searching for a dupe to pull the trigger. He’ll die in the attempt, successful or not.
MacArthur assumed the NK’s were beaten and that rumors of a Chinese Invation were overblown and therefore incorrect. He had his units spread out an moving fast toward the Yalu in an attempt to secure the territory and accept surrender of any NK units encountered. The Army wasn’t expecting major combat, but the Marines were. General Smith kept the regiments of the 1st MarDiv as closed-up as possible under the circumstances (a road march on a single axis of advance). MacArthur’s staff was hounding him to speed up the pursuit. Smith didn’t see it that way and that more than anything probably allowed the 1st MarDiv to survive.
No more Task Force Smith....been echoing throughout the services for the last 60 years.
And South Korea will lose Seoul.
ICBM's would allow for an EMP attack. That's why the ugly fat one must be stopped before getting to that point:
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/how-north-korea-could-kill-90-percent-of-americans
"How North Korea could kill 90 percent of Americans by AMBASSADOR R. JAMES WOOLSEY, DR. PETER VINCENT PRY March 31, 2017"
Who is the Nork “von Stauffenberg”?
They’re fanatics. German top guys, save a few, were pretty loyal to the end.
there can be no winner.”...
China is wrong. If NK is incapacitated and can no longer lob a nuke then there is a winner, albeit with a lot of dead folks.
But a #### of a lot less than 10 years and 50 nukes from now.
Boil it all down and that’s exactly the situation.
I still believe that China has planted moles throughout the Nork government that can take out the regime at any time.
NO, that is extremely exaggerated, perhaps max 90/1000 %
Sorry, I was off by a 1000 => perhaps max 90/1000000 %
I fear, repeat “fear,” that North Korea will conquer South Korea in about three days. We will then be treated to the parading of our troops and the turning of female “soldiers” into comfort girls.”
The earlier NK nuclear tests were done at 8:30 and 9:00 AM local time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_North_Korea
the time now is 1:15 AM local time
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/north-korea/pyongyang
this means something may happen in about 7.5 h +- 15 minutes.
See post 37..
Didn’t he also have an Uncle thrown to wild dogs?
Hate to disagree. Probably nobody gets ‘close’ to the Leader unless they have been continuously vetted, AND given family hostages to guarantee their good-conduct. It’s a medieval system. Protect the King or your family is extinguished.
The Chinese may take-out the NK leader but it won’t be via close-range assassination. A few years back there was a huge explosion of a train that passed by Kim Jon-Il’s private train. The wide-spread belief was that China tried and failed to take him out. Barring a commando strike, IED or a bombing raid, even China won’t get him.
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