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armyowalgreens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 06:55 PM
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59. Yeah like Russia really has any power to do what they want...
Neither China or Russia have much power to accomplish military action against the US. They know that we would crush them both.

Also, just an FYI it wouldn't be an occupation of the entire Korean peninsula. We would be getting support from S. Korea and invading N. Korea.
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  -How should President Obama handle N. Korea's test firings? cali  May-26-09 06:49 AM   #0 
  - It is dicey.  tekisui   May-26-09 06:52 AM   #1 
  - Would Kin Jong Il's death create that implosion?  cali   May-26-09 07:03 AM   #3 
     - There is no guarantee that his death will not bring  tekisui   May-26-09 07:08 AM   #7 
        - That's true  Canuckistanian   May-26-09 07:26 PM   #65 
  - Starve them out at this point. Incentives haven't worked.  Zynx   May-26-09 06:54 AM   #2 
  - I find that unacceptable. I don't wish to see more suffering inflicted on  cali   May-26-09 07:04 AM   #4 
  - At this point what choice do we have? How many times do we have to be slapped  Zynx   May-26-09 07:37 AM   #20 
     - A political slap in the face is not the same as millions of human beings dying.  Forkboy   May-26-09 09:02 AM   #23 
        - They'll give in very quickly when they realize the world won't play ball.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:05 PM   #25 
           - North Korea has been under economic sanctions for years. It doesn't hurt the regime.  Selatius   May-26-09 05:15 PM   #30 
              - The difference is that North Korea absolutely cannot support itself.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:17 PM   #32 
                 - You present a set of solutions that seems to be too simplified.  Selatius   May-26-09 05:21 PM   #39 
                    - I do.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:23 PM   #42 
                       - So you are saying you would cut off, in entirety, all food and medicine aid to North Korea?  Selatius   May-26-09 05:28 PM   #45 
  - Punishing the innocent of N Korea  vincent_vega_lives   May-26-09 07:07 AM   #6 
  - The government can't function without international aid either.  Zynx   May-26-09 07:38 AM   #21 
     - I wish  vincent_vega_lives   May-26-09 08:21 PM   #66 
  - South Korea and China don't want the refugees  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:07 PM   #27 
  - There would be refugees anyway if North Korea would let their population move as they wished.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:10 PM   #28 
     - South Korea and China don't want that either, particularly South Korea  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:16 PM   #31 
        - So we should keep North Korea as an isolated basket-case for all eternity?  Zynx   May-26-09 05:19 PM   #35 
           - Hopefully they will do what Deng Xiaoping did with China in the 70's and 80's  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:23 PM   #41 
              - I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:23 PM   #43 
                 - Considering nobody knows a thing about North Korean leadership, I honestly don't know  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:27 PM   #44 
  - Will they make more nukes out of food? -nt  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   May-26-09 05:57 PM   #50 
  - It's driven by internal dynamics re: succession. I say, just let those dynamics play out.  TimesSquareCowboy   May-26-09 07:06 AM   #5 
  - Do we have any say into what they choose to do  madokie   May-26-09 07:08 AM   #8 
  - You grossly misrepresent the wrong doings by he US  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 07:13 AM   #10 
  - So you're the one with the know are you?  madokie   May-26-09 07:19 AM   #14 
     - I find people who take pleasure in unfairly bashing the US annoying...  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 07:22 AM   #16 
        - What annoys me is someone  madokie   May-26-09 07:28 AM   #17 
           - Everyone can have an opinion. That doesn't make every opinion right.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 05:22 PM   #40 
  - When the nation's survival depends on international support and aid,  tekisui   May-26-09 07:13 AM   #11 
  - well, maybe. we've had some influence in the past.  cali   May-26-09 07:19 AM   #15 
  - You speak of this as though this is the will of the people of North Korea.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:06 PM   #26 
  - Immediate invasion by the US...  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 07:09 AM   #9 
  - China would stand by and do nothing, right?  soryang   May-26-09 07:51 AM   #22 
  - We could destroy China and N. Korea in standard combat.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 05:21 PM   #38 
     - I'm glad that the world's most powerful nations aren't run by people like you.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   May-26-09 06:00 PM   #51 
     - HAHA Thanks for the compliment.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 06:56 PM   #60 
     - When do you sign up?  Forkboy   May-26-09 07:03 PM   #63 
     - +1...  SidDithers   May-27-09 09:42 AM   #71 
     - Then why did we lose the last Korean conflict?  soryang   May-26-09 08:50 PM   #67 
     - I always thought of the Korean War more as a tie.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   May-27-09 09:36 AM   #68 
     - Orangutans are much more effective in battle than gorillas.  J-Lo Biafra   May-28-09 05:05 AM   #73 
  - No way  JonLP24   May-26-09 05:45 PM   #47 
  - The fact is that we ARE the worlds policemen.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 05:49 PM   #49 
     - My point is we haven't won those wars  JonLP24   May-26-09 06:04 PM   #52 
        - Pacifism is not a viable option.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 06:10 PM   #53 
           - Sure if North Korea attacks us let's fight back  JonLP24   May-26-09 06:17 PM   #54 
              - No you are tired of fighting wars based on lies. Big difference.  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 06:25 PM   #55 
              - Pre-emptive strike, not lies is what I was referring to  JonLP24   May-26-09 06:41 PM   #56 
              - Do you understand that we have treaties with S. Korea and Japan  cali   May-28-09 05:23 AM   #75 
  - LOL, China and Russia would never allow that to happen.  New Dawn   May-26-09 06:48 PM   #57 
     - Yeah like Russia really has any power to do what they want...  armyowalgreens   May-26-09 06:55 PM   #59 
        - ROFL. Both have very large nuclear arsenals.  New Dawn   May-26-09 07:02 PM   #62 
  - I would keep Japan out of it thats for sure  NNN0LHI   May-26-09 07:15 AM   #12 
  - The trouble with that, and I understand where you're coming from, is that...  Forkboy   May-26-09 09:17 AM   #24 
  - Time might be our best ally here. That and rice. Kim's holding his own people hostage in a way.  pinto   May-26-09 07:16 AM   #13 
  - He understands completely hence there hasn't been an attack  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:17 PM   #33 
  - Support those in range  Profprileasn   May-26-09 07:29 AM   #18 
  - This Isn't Our Mess...It's A Shared One...  KharmaTrain   May-26-09 07:32 AM   #19 
  - He should keep doing exactly what we've been doing for the past two decades  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:12 PM   #29 
  - What it has done is make us look awfully foolish.  Zynx   May-26-09 05:18 PM   #34 
     - How is keeping the peace foolish?  Hippo_Tron   May-26-09 05:20 PM   #36 
  - Let the CIA do some good ........  Stinky The Clown   May-26-09 05:21 PM   #37 
  - Extremely difficult situation.  Mike 03   May-26-09 05:35 PM   #46 
  - Meetings haven't helped before.....  Comedie   May-26-09 05:46 PM   #48 
  - How about finally sign a lasting peace treaty...  New Dawn   May-26-09 06:51 PM   #58 
  - N. Korea is not a rational player  cali   May-28-09 05:25 AM   #76 
  - With leadership: Propose to unilaterally start destroying lots of nukes.  L. Coyote   May-26-09 07:00 PM   #61 
  - ridiuculous to think that would change the picture re N. Korea.  cali   May-28-09 05:26 AM   #77 
  - They asked that question on a local radio  doc03   May-26-09 07:19 PM   #64 
  - Why not ignore it?  JVS   May-27-09 09:38 AM   #69 
  - he can't ignore it- not realistically.  cali   May-28-09 05:21 AM   #74 
     - Sure he can. Before N Korea gets to us it will have pissed of Russia, China, S Korea, or Japan  JVS   May-28-09 10:40 AM   #78 
  - Talk to China - get them to do something  Taverner   May-27-09 09:39 AM   #70 
  - Peaceful Engagement  zorahopkins   May-27-09 10:05 AM   #72 
 

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