[go star go]

There's enough bombs and bombers (B-52 and B-2) in Deago garcia to turn North Korea into a great big pond. They don't want a fight with us. The first move they make at the DMZ and that's their a$$. It'll take about 20 minutes for the bombers to arrive from the Indian Ocean.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Yea, we got plenty of bombers, but one of their real bragging points is the virtual wall of steel that they can put above their cities. These guys have had 50 years to dig in and have not wasted it. The point that i was making earlier is that Hackworth is being consistent, he called for the pullout back in 94 as well, what is wrong with saving some $ for other defense needs?

[thoughtomator]

At a certain point we have to abandon the do-it-all-ourselves mentality. Japan, South Korea, China, and Russia should all have a greater responsibility than we to solve this problem. By babysitting and giving them an excuse to duck military realities entirely we invite this ridiculous situation.

It's time we had Japan and South Korea step up to the plate on defense matters, just like we have been telling the Europeans to do. The Euros don't take their own defense seriously, because they know if push comes to shove, the USA will save their sorry asses.

We can be a solid and loyal ally without assuming all the responsibilities for solving every military problem.

[Always A Marine]

There's enough bombs and bombers (B-52 and B-2) in Deago garcia to turn North Korea into a great big pond.

You might want to consult a good atlas. The distance from Diego Garcia (in the central Indian Ocean) to North Korea (in the northwest Pacific) is over 4,500 miles, so better staging and basing locations are available. By comparison, Hawaii and Guam are closer, and Japan is practically next door at 500 miles.

They don't want a fight with us. The first move they make at the DMZ and that's their a$$. It'll take about 20 minutes for the bombers to arrive from the Indian Ocean.

Glad to know that it's all so easy. And that our bombers can fly so far so fast. But just in case, we won't throw out the old OPLAN just yet...

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

There's enough bombs and bombers (B-52 and B-2) in Deago garcia to turn North Korea into a great big pond. They don't want a fight with us. The first move they make at the DMZ and that's their a$$. It'll take about 20 minutes for the bombers to arrive from the Indian Ocean.

OK, I keep seeing all of these predictions that we will nuke North Korea, Iraq, Iran, etc etc etc.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was United States policy to only use Nukes and Chemical weapons ONLY in retaliation, i.e., we will only use nukes if we are nuked first. Also, isn't it also U.S. policy to NEVER use biological weapons?

That was the policy with regard to these weapons when I was in the Army. Has it changed in the past few years?