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DonCoquixote

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1. to be fair

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 07:25 PM

Mar 2013

North Korea exists because China wanted them to exist; it was true in the 1950's and is ten time more true with China being a superpower. China needs to ask itself this, does he want NK to be their version of Israel?, a parasite punk that makes messes because it knows big brother will always have to clean up.

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A pre-emptive attack on North Korea would be insane. [View all] MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 OP

to be fair DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #1

Welcome Back, Third-Way Manny! Problem is of course that they do have nukes. Move on, idwiyo Mar 2013 #2

I don't think that would happen, unless we saw something pretty awful on a launch pad. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #3

even more insane would be a pre-emptive attack by North Korea arely staircase Mar 2013 #4

Insane? Yes. 99Forever Mar 2013 #5

More inhumane, but it would be a short affair. talkingmime Mar 2013 #6

I don't think anyone is talking about a preemptive strike davidpdx Mar 2013 #7

Don't we have weapons that shoot these things out of the sky? And we have bases in SKorea. jwirr Mar 2013 #8