On good authority, North Korea is no threat and the Korean War ended in 1953. (George W. Bush -when he reduced our troop strength in Korea by 2/3 to send them to Iraq.)
The U,S, and South Korea keep holding “military training exercises”, and folks should look at how far NORTH those sea “games” go, due to a crazy boundary with islands that make “South Korea” run most of the way up the north. Thus, the U.S., and South Korea keep operating these “war games” WELL NORTH of the DMZ that separates the countries. THAT is a large, and honest, point of the North’s objections to these “games”.
Just as Middle East “warmongering” comes mostly FROM Israel and the U.S., not “toward” them, and Israel sits on the most dangerous military, and nuclear arsenal (the ONLY ONE) in the region, blaming the much more populace, but relatively lacking of military power neighbors for the “troubles” IS the trouble.
Also of course, the North can launch artillery into Seoul with no problem, so the “nuke scare” is also bravado that only inflames those as brain dead as the ones shouting it out!
China could be allowing NK to test us in order to measure us for China’s own plans. The outgoing ‘president’ had a long speech calling for upgrading China’s military and restoring past glories. We don’t help matters by buying so many items from them or letting them make so much of our computer hardware. Before WW2, we sold a lot of scrap iron to Japan. We made money, but the dividends paid to stockholders was a bit steep, to say the least.Respectfully,C.
You might want to re-think that one. The last thing China wants to do is “scare the monkeys”. Their biggest challenge in the next years will be to hold together what is essentially not a “country”, but the former Chinese Empire, re-branded. They truly want to annex Taiwan. Today, they can’t pay the price for that… maybe in a few years if exports to the U.S. stay strong.
DavidGBA about 11 years ago
China feeds N. Korea, but is that a grip or a sort of blackmail?
Kylop about 11 years ago
You are forgetting faith based initiatives.
Justice22 about 11 years ago
On good authority, North Korea is no threat and the Korean War ended in 1953. (George W. Bush -when he reduced our troop strength in Korea by 2/3 to send them to Iraq.)
Dtroutma about 11 years ago
The U,S, and South Korea keep holding “military training exercises”, and folks should look at how far NORTH those sea “games” go, due to a crazy boundary with islands that make “South Korea” run most of the way up the north. Thus, the U.S., and South Korea keep operating these “war games” WELL NORTH of the DMZ that separates the countries. THAT is a large, and honest, point of the North’s objections to these “games”.
Just as Middle East “warmongering” comes mostly FROM Israel and the U.S., not “toward” them, and Israel sits on the most dangerous military, and nuclear arsenal (the ONLY ONE) in the region, blaming the much more populace, but relatively lacking of military power neighbors for the “troubles” IS the trouble.
Also of course, the North can launch artillery into Seoul with no problem, so the “nuke scare” is also bravado that only inflames those as brain dead as the ones shouting it out!
chazandru about 11 years ago
China could be allowing NK to test us in order to measure us for China’s own plans. The outgoing ‘president’ had a long speech calling for upgrading China’s military and restoring past glories. We don’t help matters by buying so many items from them or letting them make so much of our computer hardware. Before WW2, we sold a lot of scrap iron to Japan. We made money, but the dividends paid to stockholders was a bit steep, to say the least.Respectfully,C.
Yontrop about 11 years ago
You might want to re-think that one. The last thing China wants to do is “scare the monkeys”. Their biggest challenge in the next years will be to hold together what is essentially not a “country”, but the former Chinese Empire, re-branded. They truly want to annex Taiwan. Today, they can’t pay the price for that… maybe in a few years if exports to the U.S. stay strong.