NORTH KOREA Needs ONE SHOT To Be LUCKY

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Erin Burnett talks to Col. Cedric Leighton about North Korea's plan on targeting U.S. bases.

[jberryhill]

1. Their first shot will be their last

And their odds of luck aren't good.

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3. Yes of course, but their action will provoke a U.S. response.

[atreides1]

4. They'll get off more then one shot

They may not survive, but they'll leave more then enough dead and wounded as well as damage! They'll be in Seoul just as the first US bombers are hitting Pyongyang.

The worst kind of animal is the kind you back into a corner...they have nothing to lose, so they do as much damage as they can before you can kill them.

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5. +1

Keep the U.S. locked into never-ending conflicts & wars (and credited) by the U.S. tax payers.

[Sherman A1]

19. They have everything to lose

Rattling sabers for attention is one thing. Pulling the trigger is the start of their going out of business sale. Doesn't mean that it won't happen or that they think they can come out on top in some fashion (believing their own rhetoric, perhaps) but, they have everything to lose as unlike the stateless actors we have seen over the last few decades, NK has a return address.

[chollybocker]

2. Just like Dennis Rodman.

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[Erose999]

11. The Worm really was more of a rebounder and defender than a shooter.

[TwilightGardener]

6. I wonder if we'll be moving non-essential personnel and dependents off those bases?

Or will that look excessively provocative? I don't know.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Guam has a large resident civilian population

[TwilightGardener]

8. I'm just speaking as a military dependent--I wouldn't want to sit there with

my kids in base housing (assuming they have that) when the shit hits the fan.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. When 911 hit I was in Honolulu

Either of those would be close. That said, I doubt they'll move dependents. It took them how long with Fuku?

Now if it looks like shit is about to hit the fan, won't be shocked if families leave on civilian flights.

And yes, Guam does have base housing.

[lonestarnot]

10. so has kim junkie ilk`s spawn declared war or are they gas bags with spouts?

I vote for gas bags with spouts.

[Electric Monk]

12. I love this picture of Kim's latest supercomputer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/25/a-photo-that-makes-north-korea-look-a-lot-less-scary/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022568494

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13. LOL!

And thats their version of the iPad. It comes with the fan!!LOL.

[kestrel91316]

18. Bet it runs on MS DOS or whatever was the operating system

that was the black screen with green letters.

[pa28]

14. With what?

North Korea has a missile capable of reaching US territories and maybe Hawaii. That's step one.

Step two is developing a miniaturized warhead small enough and light enough to be delivered on a missile. That's a huge step normally measured in years.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. EEK! Another scary bogeyman. Quick! Wave flags and send more money to the Pentagon!!

[snooper2]

16. Just one shot?

Making dance is better than making war---

[kestrel91316]

17. They would be "lucky" for about 5 minutes. Then they

would be burnt toast. Very flat, very black, and smouldering.

[RandiFan1290]

20. YEEEHAWW Y'ALL!!!

Yuk yuk! Yeah we'll put a boot in yer ass!

USA!
USA!
USA!

Only 10 years later moran America is already being led like sheep to another war.

ETA: http://www.todaysmilitary.com/contact-a-recruiter
Lots of tough talk so sign up quick! We are going to need fresh bodies for another war.

[Posteritatis]

21. Firing that one shot will cause them to be extraordinarily, and briefly, unlucky. (nt)