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    Default Five Myths about North Korea

    I think that this article in the Washington Post is exceptionally prescient. It also nails the canard that they could be overwhelmed very easily, as some tried to maintain recently.

    So why do we keep renegotiating with North Korea? Mostly because we have no other options. A military response could ignite a war on the peninsula, resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties. Trying to topple the regime by other means is difficult without Chinese support. And slapping more sanctions on a country that has been under U.S. sanctions for more than half a century may be a tactic, but it clearly isn't a solution.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...121002488.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by tom prendergast View Post
    I think that this article in the Washington Post is exceptionally prescient. It also nails the canard that they could be overwhelmed very easily, as some tried to maintain recently.

    So why do we keep renegotiating with North Korea? Mostly because we have no other options. A military response could ignite a war on the peninsula, resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties. Trying to topple the regime by other means is difficult without Chinese support. And slapping more sanctions on a country that has been under U.S. sanctions for more than half a century may be a tactic, but it clearly isn't a solution.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...121002488.html
    A leading newspaper of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday accused South Korea of lying in its propaganda over last month's Yonphyong Island shelling incident.

    South Korea's claim that the DPRK provocated the incident is "a lie to the world," Rodong Sinmun said in a commentary on the meeting of top U.S., Japanese and South Korean diplomats in Washington on Dec. 6 .

    South Korea used the incident as an excuse to accelerate its confrontation with the DPRK with the help of other countries, it said.

    The move, the commentary said, has intensified the already tense situation on the Korean Peninsula and brought dark clouds of nuclear war to the peninsula.

    South Korea would suffer "painful consequences" of the tension while the outsiders would benefit, and South Korea's action to "jugulate" fellowmen with outsiders is an intolerable "move of traitor," it said.

    It was the first time that DPRK media commented on the Dec. 6 meeting of the top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and the United States, who threatened to jointly confront any "provocation and threats" of the DPRK in a post-meeting statement.

    Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been heightened since South Korea and the DPRK exchanged artillery fire on Nov. 23.

    After the incident, South Korea and the United States staged joint naval drills from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in waters west of the peninsula. On Dec. 3, Japan and the United States launched their biggest-ever joint military exercises at bases across Japan and in the air and on waters around them, with South Korea taking part as an observer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow_peril View Post
    A leading newspaper of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday accused South Korea of lying in its propaganda over last month's Yonphyong Island shelling incident.

    South Korea's claim that the DPRK provocated the incident is "a lie to the world," Rodong Sinmun said in a commentary on the meeting of top U.S., Japanese and South Korean diplomats in Washington on Dec. 6 .

    South Korea used the incident as an excuse to accelerate its confrontation with the DPRK with the help of other countries, it said.

    The move, the commentary said, has intensified the already tense situation on the Korean Peninsula and brought dark clouds of nuclear war to the peninsula.

    South Korea would suffer "painful consequences" of the tension while the outsiders would benefit, and South Korea's action to "jugulate" fellowmen with outsiders is an intolerable "move of traitor," it said.

    It was the first time that DPRK media commented on the Dec. 6 meeting of the top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and the United States, who threatened to jointly confront any "provocation and threats" of the DPRK in a post-meeting statement.

    Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been heightened since South Korea and the DPRK exchanged artillery fire on Nov. 23.

    After the incident, South Korea and the United States staged joint naval drills from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in waters west of the peninsula. On Dec. 3, Japan and the United States launched their biggest-ever joint military exercises at bases across Japan and in the air and on waters around them, with South Korea taking part as an observer.
    when is red china going to sever ties from n korea
    come dance w Jak o the shadows

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schadenfreude View Post
    when is red china going to sever ties from n korea
    Perhaps you are too busy petitioning your bankrupt government for aid to follow recent world events.

    WikiLeaks has recently exposed the source of global lying, and it is in Washington.

    China does not take orders from your debtor nation, arrogant one.

    Korea is about to hand you a big surprise, and you are powerless.

    I have a question for you, American.

    When is America the defeated going to flee Iraq and Afghanistan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow_peril View Post
    Perhaps you are too busy petitioning your bankrupt government for aid to follow recent world events.

    WikiLeaks has recently exposed the source of global lying, and it is in Washington.

    China does not take orders from your debtor nation, arrogant one.

    Korea is about to hand you a big surprise, and you are powerless.

    I have a question for you, American.

    When is America the defeated going to flee Iraq and Afghanistan?
    Is this another Legion troll?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow_peril View Post
    Perhaps you are too busy petitioning your bankrupt government for aid to follow recent world events.

    WikiLeaks has recently exposed the source of global lying, and it is in Washington.

    China does not take orders from your debtor nation, arrogant one.

    Korea is about to hand you a big surprise, and you are powerless.

    I have a question for you, American.

    When is America the defeated going to flee Iraq and Afghanistan?
    you are awarded the BenGay enema
    come dance w Jak o the shadows

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schadenfreude View Post
    you are awarded the BenGay enema
    America is populated by witless juveniles who spout infantile insults and think themselves clever.

    America is now bankrupt, so the reign of oppression and exploitation will soon end.

    Korea has a surprise for you, soft American cowards.

    You have shown you cannot win wars, so what will you do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow_peril View Post
    America is populated by witless juveniles who spout infantile insults and think themselves clever.

    America is now bankrupt, so the reign of oppression and exploitation will soon end.

    Korea has a surprise for you, soft American cowards.

    You have shown you cannot win wars, so what will you do?
    Ya might check with Japan about that
    Topspin has him one of them there DEPLOMAS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Schadenfreude View Post
    when is red china going to sever ties from n korea
    Just a polite POI:

    Why do americans continually refer to the Peoples REPUBLIC of China as 'Red' China, is it because red is the colour of your right wing REPUBLICan party and you can see similarities in the enforced patriotism, scant regard for the truth and the growing wealth gap?
    http://www.justplainpolitics.com/blog.php?u=237
    If you feel so inclined a comment would be appreciated.

    Respect a believers right to believe, but they should damn well repect our right to challenge such utterly illogical notions.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
    Ya might check with Japan about that
    You might like to count the years since then.
    http://www.justplainpolitics.com/blog.php?u=237
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    Quote Originally Posted by tom prendergast View Post
    Is this another Legion troll?
    Yes, one of the older ones actually.
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    Here is another eye opening look at N. Korea.

    http://www.cracked.com/article_17165...ship-ever.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
    Ya might check with Japan about that
    I have, and they referred me to the Viet Cong, Al Quaeda, and the Taliban.

    All three of those fine organizations mentioned that your failed nation has fled in terror from their wrath.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowaicue View Post
    Just a polite POI:

    Why do americans continually refer to the Peoples REPUBLIC of China as 'Red' China, is it because red is the colour of your right wing REPUBLICan party and you can see similarities in the enforced patriotism, scant regard for the truth and the growing wealth gap?
    i will refer to red china as the prc when it becomes a true republic and becomes a free nation
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schadenfreude View Post
    i will refer to red china as the prc when it becomes a true republic and becomes a free nation
    Then we should refer the the usa as the idiotic nation who cannot see that its pretentions to empire have been dashed against the empty heads of its population.... until they get some sense that is.
    http://www.justplainpolitics.com/blog.php?u=237
    If you feel so inclined a comment would be appreciated.

    Respect a believers right to believe, but they should damn well repect our right to challenge such utterly illogical notions.


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