Posted on Apr 13, 2017
Is North Korea nuclear crisis reaching a showdown? - Global Times
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An interesting editorial on the state of affairs in North Korea, which makes me think that there is more going on between the US, China and Russia than the western media is letting on. It's really important to note that the Global Times is basically the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party. To quote the article:
"Pyongyang can continue its tough stance, however, for its own security, it should at least halt provocative nuclear and missile activities. Pyongyang should avoid making mistakes at this time."
"Pyongyang can continue its tough stance, however, for its own security, it should at least halt provocative nuclear and missile activities. Pyongyang should avoid making mistakes at this time."
Is North Korea nuclear crisis reaching a showdown? - Global Times
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The crisis in North Korea has reached a showdown countless times and the US has run away, given in, placated, lead from behind (in retreat), and generally done nothing. President Trump could do the same, but it appears maybe not.
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NK is like a spoiled orphan child, and China is like an elderly foster parent that doesn't want to get involved in disciplining the child, unless that child is doing something directly against them.
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Capt Jeff S.
China is North Korea's largest trading partner and gives aid to the North Koreans, who wouldn't be able to feed themselves without it. Certainly, the Chinese could use that as leverage in negotiating with the North Koreans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations
Japan, likewise, has helped out North Korea with rice and staples but relations are frosty.
China would do well to take note of how Japan handles NK. They should engage with the North Koreans in similar manner to put pressure on NK to behave in a more civil, non-threatening manner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations
Japan, likewise, has helped out North Korea with rice and staples but relations are frosty.
China would do well to take note of how Japan handles NK. They should engage with the North Koreans in similar manner to put pressure on NK to behave in a more civil, non-threatening manner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations
China–North Korea relations - Wikipedia
China–North Korea relations (Korean: 조중 관계) are bilateral between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea).
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
What is China supposed to do that will not harm China, and why should they do it?
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I fail to see the crisis here. They fire one. We shoot it down. We stack aircraft from 2,000 to 50,000 feet and unleash hell. I'm sure we know a whole lot more about where all the important people, military formations, and everything else are than anyone thinks we do. People talk about NK like it's hiding under a lead dome that we can't see into. I'd be willing to guarantee we know exactly where we're going to blow things up should the time come and I'd also be willing to bet that it would make the shock and awe in Iraq in '03 look like a pop warner football scrimmage game.
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MSgt James Mullis
I can think of three real problems. The first is the shear number of NK emplacements along the border and in close proximity to the more than 25 million people living in Seoul. The second is the number of NK infiltrators in the south. And finally the population of North Korea is similar to that of Japan during WW2, in that they are very unlikely to give up without the Emperor or in the case the Great Leader telling them to put down their weapons. This means that if a shooting war starts, the south's initial casualties could be in the Hundreds of Thousands.
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MAJ James Woods
One big crisis, the impact on the people of South Korea. All this talk about China, US, Russia but until the S. Koreans have a vote it doesn't matter what the US says.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
Neary 20 million people are under the reach of North Korean Artillery and most of that artillery is extremely well dug, and only a fool would assume that the artilery will not be firing Chemical weapons , Shock and Awe works great against an army that is mostly in the open in the sabdbox, it is a lot less effective against a army that can travel almost to its objective without showing up about ground , in really terrainand mi after the first day mixed in with a huge number of allied civilians
Now many million allies would IOU consider acceptable losses, My number would eb Small because my in-laws live there as does my youngest son,
Not to mention is it goes nuke you will be killing Japanese wholesale also.
It is all so simple if you do not care how many die.
On what basisu do you assume we know where everything important is, defectors, even high ranking military folks say that no one outside a select few knows much outside of of narrow lanes. savagely murderous paranoiacs with no limits on the internal power are very good at keeping secrets. When even beind suspected of disloyalty can get you fed to hundred dogs or blown apart by automatic cannon people tend to restrict their curiosity .
BTW have you ever talked to a North Korean refugee?
Now many million allies would IOU consider acceptable losses, My number would eb Small because my in-laws live there as does my youngest son,
Not to mention is it goes nuke you will be killing Japanese wholesale also.
It is all so simple if you do not care how many die.
On what basisu do you assume we know where everything important is, defectors, even high ranking military folks say that no one outside a select few knows much outside of of narrow lanes. savagely murderous paranoiacs with no limits on the internal power are very good at keeping secrets. When even beind suspected of disloyalty can get you fed to hundred dogs or blown apart by automatic cannon people tend to restrict their curiosity .
BTW have you ever talked to a North Korean refugee?
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