Korea heating up

[wavecoder]

I think most people here know that NK won't do anything, but I'm also sure most think this game they've been playing for a while has gotten old a long time ago.

If any muslim/arab country threatened us the way they did, they would have already been blown to kingdom come. NK always seems to get a free pass

 

[Buster]

It's not the child ruler I worry about..it's China...Let's not forget what or who was behind the North VC in the Vietnam era war....a leapard never changes his spots

 

[nnuut]

I think we should break them from sucking' eggs! :suspicious: And China doesn't give a damn they have had enough, the BAD Boy has crossed the line. Why so confrontational, why so threatening, why so violent, why so proud, why so violent? PROGRESSIVE COMMUNIST!

 

[James48843]

U.S. F-22 Stealth Jets Join South Korea Drills Amid Sabre-Rattling

Source: REUTERS

WASHINGTON, March 31 | Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:54pm EDT
(Reuters) - The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an intensifying campaign of threats from North Korea.

The advanced, radar-evading F-22 Raptors were deployed to Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base in South Korea, from Japan to support ongoing bilateral exercises, the U.S. military command in South Korea said in a statement that urged North Korea to restrain itself.

"(North Korea) will achieve nothing by threats or provocations, which will only further isolate North Korea and undermine international efforts to ensure peace and stability in Northeast Asia," the statement said.

Sabre-rattling on the Korean peninsula drew a plea for peace from Pope Francis, who in his first Easter Sunday address called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula.

Read more: U.S. F-22 stealth jets join South Korea drills amid sabre-rattling | Reuters

 

[Buster]

Remember this little thingy...didn't seem like a lot of "fear-mongering" then

North Korea Fires Rockets at South

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[Frixxxx]

Remember this little thingy...didn't seem like a lot of "fear-mongering" then

North Korea Fires Rockets at South

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That maneuver had no warning. That is why the missiles got through. But, I'm pretty sure it happened when there wasn't any "saber-rattling" going on either. But yeah 1 out of 127 saber rattling events, I guess total American Fear is necessary, if you feel it is necessary.

 

[James48843]

Park tells military to set aside political considerations,
respond strongly to N.K. provocations

Source: Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea President Park Geun-hye instructed the military to set aside any political considerations and respond strongly in the event of North Korean provocations, as Pyongyang has churned out near-daily threats of war on the divided peninsula.

"The reason for the military's existence is to protect the country and the people from threats. If any provocations happen against our people and our country, we should respond strongly in the early stage without having any political considerations," Park made the remark during a policy briefing by the defense ministry.

In recent weeks, North Korea has sharply ratcheted up tensions with repeated war threats against the South in anger over joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States as well as a new U.N. Security Council resolution adopted for its third nuclear test.


Read more: Park tells military to set aside political considerations, respond strongly to N.K. provocations | YONHAP NEWS

 

[James48843]

Let me guess-- It's just a coincidence, right?

[h=2]Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark[/h]

The United States Forces-Korea website was knocked offline early Tuesday morning by a hardware failure, Pentagon officials said.
Around 1:00 a.m. EDT, the site, which is managed by the Defense Department, showed up blank except for a message reading, "Network Error (gateway_error); An error occurred attempting to communicate with an HTTP or SOCKS gateway. The gateway may be temporarily unavailable, or there could be a network problem. For assistance, contact your network support team."

As of 2:30 p.m. the site was still out, at a time when many federal eyes are watching the Pacific area's physical and electronic assets closely. U.S. Forces-Korea is a shared headquarters that plans and prepares for sending combat forces to defeat adversaries in the peninsula region.


"Defense is aware that the U.S. Forces-Korea website -- www.usfk.mil -- is currently unavailable. Initial assessments indicate it is the result of a hardware failure. Communication specialists are diligently working to repair the problem to bring the site back online as soon as possible," Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said.

Sure. O.k.

More: Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark - Nextgov.com

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

Let me guess-- It's just a coincidence, right?



Sure. O.k.

More: Website of American Forces in Korea Goes Dark - Nextgov.com

I believe you would enjoy that, wouldn't you...

 

[Scout333]

Sounds like he needs a rocket in his garden like Qaddafi. Not the best diplomacy but he sure did get quiet afterwards.

 

[Show-me]

This new guy is scary crazy and untested. Anything goes with this nut job.

 

[Sensei]

Sounds like he needs a rocket in his garden like Qaddafi. Not the best diplomacy but he sure did get quiet afterwards.

You're right, he became a model dictator after that.

What's always surprised me is that, with all the Korean Americans and with our close military alliance with South Korea, we can't get some guys on the inside to take him out. Maybe I'm naive about espionage. Or maybe there's a reason we've let the Kims' little charade go on this long. I do think it would be a shock to the South if all of a sudden the walls came down and a hundred million starving peasants flowed into Seoul. It would be a much more difficult transition than the reunification of the Germanies, and if my high school memory serves me right, that was a pretty tough few years of unemployment, devaluation of their currency, and rampant inflation. Maybe we're trying to stall off that kind of situation.

 

[WorkFE]

Sensei,
The population of NK is only about 25 Mil (est) and not all would be absorbed by SK. The problem is China would not sit by and watch SK expand into direct contact with their boarder. Of the 25 Mil, how many are hard liners. Subtract that number from the population and thats what you would have to deal with from an economic standpoint. Still way more than the South could deal with.

 

[Frixxxx]

Sensei,
The population of NK is only about 25 Mil (est) and not all would be absorbed by SK. The problem is China would not sit by and watch SK expand into direct contact with their boarder. Of the 25 Mil, how many are hard liners. Subtract that number from the population and thats what you would have to deal with from an economic standpoint. Still way more than the South could deal with.

Look guys, China is on track to make tons of money from the US, alot more than what they get through trades in NK. China and NK are neighbors, pseudo friends, and cooperate militarily. You can rest assure that now that we are withdrawing our troops from the exercise, the rhetoric will fade in kind.

Let's get the press to cover the true news, like the unemployment % is inaccurate, or that it's the zinc/lead mines in Alaska that need to be closed because their product is used in bullets.

 

[James48843]

BBC is now reporting a Russian televsion report - that the North Koreans are telling the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to evacuate.

That certainly is an interesting development, if it is true.


More:

Now Washington Post is saying all Embassies in Pyongyang received formal notice from the North Korean government that N. Korea could not ensure safety of Embassy personnel after April 10.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...d3db6e-9df1-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html

Interesting twist, no?

 

[WorkFE]

"Korea Heating Up" Maybe I'm in the wrong thread.

I will gladly post unemployment info in the "True News Stories", "unemployment % is inaccurate" or "zinc/lead" thread when it's created.

Agree that financially China is well advised to look the other way but money and power are partners.

 

[Frixxxx]

BBC is now reporting a Russian televsion report - that the North Koreans are telling the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to evacuate.

That certainly is an interesting development, if it is true.


More:

Now Washington Post is saying all Embassies in Pyongyang received formal notice from the North Korean government that N. Korea could not ensure safety of Embassy personnel after April 10.

North Korea urges embassy evacuation, Russia says - The Washington Post

Interesting twist, no?

No, propoganda, propoganda, propoganda.....

In other news, Borowitz reports massive collection of Decepticons are massing the border and Kim Jong-Un might be trying to acquire a light saber - Link

 

[Buster]

That maneuver had no warning. That is why the missiles got through. But, I'm pretty sure it happened when there wasn't any "saber-rattling" going on either. But yeah 1 out of 127 saber rattling events, I guess total American Fear is necessary, if you feel it is necessary.

You are the one labeling it FEAR..I say it is Justifiable Concern....Do you leave your doors unlocked on the house while you're sleeping?..I bet not!

 

[Boghie]

Watch Iran...
North Korea is a head fake...
But, then again, NK is a psychotic and dangerous head fake...

 

[Frixxxx]

You are the one labeling it FEAR..I say it is Justifiable Concern....Do you leave your doors unlocked on the house while you're sleeping?..I bet not!

I don't have criminals outside on the street screaming they might rob my house...... And yes it is FEAR, perpetuated by the media and they are SOOO reliable now-a-days!

Now, let's sit back, open our adult beverage and focus on something more important...... 88,000 jobs...