North Korea sure has been a hot topic in the news lately (CNN)

[Riddler]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/29/world/asia/north-korea-us-threats/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Rockets on standby to 'mercilessly strike' the U.S.

hmmm...


So what are your thoughts about going to war with Iran & N. Korea in the near future?

[Riddler]

My bad... I didn't see the thread...

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=294621
We're flying Stealth Bombers over South Korea

[bagelred]

Does it really matter what our thoughts are? Do we believe anything the mainstream media tells us? Power does want it wants, and that's it. The MIC cannot be stopped, only slowed a little.

[macmac]

Does it really matter what our thoughts are? Do we believe anything the mainstream media tells us? Power does want it wants, and that's it. The MIC cannot be stopped, only slowed a little.

Yeah but whenever the media focus on one "dictator of pure evil", we know that they are preparing the people by brainwashing them into believing the cause.


So we might not be able to change anything, but it gives us a glimpse of what is on the horizon

[RidonKs]

there's literally nothing to be gained from an american attack on north korea.

it's completely isolated internationally, the entire world has bought hook line and sinker the justifiable propaganda that its lead by a pathological hermit family, and its current economic course is as close as you get to unsustainable. they're essentially a client state for china, get a couple billion a year in return for supporting its pr and un business and waving its anti-american flags as vigorously as they can.

these military demonstrations are exactly that... meaningless except that they're just one more opportunity for jong-il to shout "I AINT AFRAIDAYOOO" from the rooftops and another opportunity for the united states to show off its military might without things getting messy. it's all posturing.

the popular theory is that the DPRK is lead by a couple insanoes who might, just might, be crazy enough in a moment of tension to commit the suicidal act of attacking a US ally or the US itself, especially with a nuke.

that's completely ridiculous and totally contradicted by the past 70 years, over which time no administration has ever risked retaliation by using a nuclear device because they understand full well they'll be obliterated to high hell if they even came close. the survival instinct of a political leader weighs much more than it does for a 'amateur' terrorist who wants to be a martyr. it's just unbelievably unlikely... case in point, best one anyway, is pakistan. that country's entire foreign policy against india has revolved around the exact same posturing, its in their goddamn constitution if i'm not mistaken that a preemptive nuclear strike should always be an option.


an attack on north korea won't happen because there's no reason for it to happen. iran on the other hand..........

[niko]

The US is not going to war with North Korea. That would basically result in Seoul being flattened and missles being tossed all over in random directions at Korea and Japan (and possibly at China with how random they are.) It would be costly and gain nothing. The only scenario i could see was if the millitary seized control in North Korea and thought that was a way to consolidate power somehow, which i have trouble with seeing too.

[Doomsday Dallas]

bump.

[~primetime~]

They still don't have ICBMs though, meaning even if NK does have nukes on missles, they can't shoot them very far. Not even close to the US.

[~primetime~]

Fck NK though, no room in this modern world for a ridiculous nut bag dictator with nukes.

I'd be fine with invading if we ever decided to.

[bigkingsfan]

Fck NK though, no room in this modern world for a ridiculous nut bag dictator with nukes.

I'd be fine with invading if we ever decided to.
Will you be on the front line?

[CleveTown]

North Korea is no threat whatsoever. They don't even have enough fuel to test train their fighter pilots. They have 1960s technology with 1960s Russian tanks and war planes. They're on the verge of another depression. I live in South Korea and I can tell you they are all bark and no bite. They won't do anything. They will start chirping about nuking somebody just to get some food rations. Kim jong-in would not give up his star power to get in some war that he knows that he would lose.

[~primetime~]

Will you be on the front line?
Front lines today are drones and missiles...

Not to take war lightly, just saying ww2 was a long time ago

[Funktion]

Lil manlet frm North Korea couldnt let the manlet leader from the Philippines steal his Thunder. He does this shit every Fall/Winter.

Even big brother China told his ass to calm down. Not like they mean it.

[poido123]

This might wake the world up when we see NK get obliterated by Nukes etc.


Too much aggression and posturing going on from our leaders. I think the world needs a gentle reminder of how fcked up things get when they see the ramifications of war.

[Doomsday Dallas]

This might wake the world up when we see NK get obliterated by Nukes etc.


Too much aggression and posturing going on from our leaders. I think the world needs a gentle reminder of how fcked up things get when they see the ramifications of war.


Yea but America can't afford to have anymore blood on their hands.

So someone else like China & Russia would have to support wiping
them out.

[poido123]

Yea but America can't afford to have anymore blood on their hands.

So someone else like China & Russia would have to support wiping
them out.



I think most countries would see how fcked up NK and its leader is.


I don't think there would be much opposition, but I think they would need the support of China.

[Doomsday Dallas]

I think most countries would see how fcked up NK and its leader is.


I don't think there would be much opposition, but I think they would need the support of China.


We cannot afford to "shoot our nukes" first... NK would have to be caught doing
something sneaky first... and by then, the damage will be done

[TheWinningFam]

Kim wants to get north korea wiped off google maps

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/ehh3.png

[DonDadda59]

Kim wants to get north korea wiped off google maps

http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/ehh3.png

I honestly don't think any of the 'rogue' nations that are hellbent on developing nukes would ever in a million years use them. I think even the ones who could be borderline insane have to know that say Iran nuking Israel or NK nuking the South or Japan would 100% guarantee that their country would be obliterated within a week.

They do it because they know it gives them bargaining power. It gets them a seat at the big boy table. Look at the deal that Iran just worked out thanks to them trying to develop nukes. They got a cool $100 billion and a bunch of countries making new trade deals with them. They set themselves on the road to being a World power down the line.

Without that technology, no one outside of their immediate neighbors would give a shit about them.

Pretty much the only group you have to worry about actually using nukes are terrorists.

[TheWinningFam]

I honestly don't think any of the 'rogue' nations that are hellbent on developing nukes would ever in a million years use them. I think even the ones who could be borderline insane have to know that say Iran nuking Israel or NK nuking the South or Japan would 100% guarantee that their country would be obliterated within a week.

They do it because they know it gives them bargaining power. It gets them a seat at the big boy table. Look at the deal that Iran just worked out thanks to them trying to develop nukes. They got a cool $100 billion and a bunch of countries making new trade deals with them. They set themselves on the road to being a World power down the line.

Without that technology, no one outside of their immediate neighbors would give a shit about them.

Pretty much the only group you have to worry about actually using nukes are terrorists.
That, and the fact that iran is sitting on them oil fields, cant be contaminating the product, North korea aint getting shit, then again maybe they will time will tellhttp://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/ehh3.png

[DonDadda59]

North korea aint getting shit, then again maybe they will time will tellhttp://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/ehh3.png

Depends on how Kim plays his cards. When Iran was playing the same game a few years ago, Hillary reached out to their leadership to see if they were willing to make a deal instead of possibly heading to war. They said yes.

I'm sure there are secret envoys going between John Kerry and Kim as I type this.

How this ends is 100% up to Kim.

[gigantes]

...How this ends is 100% up to Kim.
seems like there's a level of desperation about his actions the past couple years.

i guess a nation like the US is actually an ally of sorts to him against his own military, as they probably ponder coup attempts on a regular basis.