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RobertEarl

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18. This is what I know

Reply to GreenStormCloud (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:43 PM

Mar 2013

Last edited Tue Mar 26, 2013, 10:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Just more naked apes rattling their cages.

They are caged because they can't behave.

They can't behave because they are mere naked apes.

But it makes for lots of jobs building cages and hiring keepers. $$

ETA:

You do have to remember that Bush is a naked ape that got out of the cage.

Him and a few generals and various other and sundry apes that escaped the confines of society.

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What if North Korea does attack? [View all] GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 OP

North Korea isn't going to attack. That's fantasy. Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #1

I hope you are right. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #5

Don't forget NK shelled a SK island a few years ago & sank a SK ship Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #64

i spent about a month in South Korea last year - my husband and I were working there. hedgehog Mar 2013 #2

I pretty much agree Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #3

It makes me think of the movie.... Bonhomme Richard Mar 2013 #4

That, or the Mouse that Roared Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #8

That was a hilarious book, and movie. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #14

Staring Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers, and Peter Sellers Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #43

The answer to your trivia quiz: CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #60

One of my absolute faves! amandabeech Mar 2013 #73

The US has a bunch of ionizing laser cannons. Both mounted on planes and ground-based. TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #6

The YAL-1 program was defunded in 2010. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #7

Better look into that... there are several new units that were field tested over the past 2 years TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #22

Link? N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #23

Google is a great thing. TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #25

I did google and didn't find anything of value. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #26

Here's some semi-current articles TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #40

Iteresting. Thanks. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #42

I think it's bluster. If he goes nuts, his country will be shamed by the response. Hoyt Mar 2013 #9

Two problems Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #10

US won't be involved? Think again: U.S. Signs Contingency Plan With South Korea for Attack by North bananas Mar 2013 #29

Reread my post. Not saying we won't be involved, just saying Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #33

The US would absolutely be heavily involved in that kind of war. Posteritatis Mar 2013 #61

"Go Wolverines!" Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #11

Pobably not. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #12

Well, they'll get about 15 inches before running right into US troops. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #13

It will be bad for South Korea until we coordinate a response. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #15

I can see China coming in and taking over North Korea LibertyLover Mar 2013 #16

That would be intesting. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #17

Better China than NK in short-run. Long-term who knows how bit will work. Hoyt Mar 2013 #27

I suspect you're right Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #41

I doubt it. jeff47 Mar 2013 #66

This is what I know RobertEarl Mar 2013 #18

That was a nonsense response. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #19

No it wasn't... It was edgy and cool. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #50

It didn't address the question. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #53

I guess it is for some... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #55

Spring Break; the high school sophomores are posting. . . nt Codeine Mar 2013 #65

I was only little in the 60s, but it sounds like another Vietnam to me. n/t woodsprite Mar 2013 #20

Vietnam entirely different. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #35

North Korean military capability will be destroyed. tabasco Mar 2013 #21

my heart would go out to the north korean people who probably already live in hell spanone Mar 2013 #24

I will add thousands of US casualties in the first 12 hours nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #28

Yes, the DMZ is little more than a small speed bump. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #30

Exactly nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #31

Interesting scenario. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #32

Yup nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #37

Yes, with nukes it could degenerate into a crap shoot. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #39

If you dont think china would step i would suggest you Drew Richards Mar 2013 #34

Situation was vastly different then. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #38

Agreed. I think the U.S. and China may have already secretly agreed on... backscatter712 Mar 2013 #72

Samsung and Hyundai are worth more to China jberryhill Mar 2013 #46

They are growing impatient with North Korea, however apart from that still_one Mar 2013 #52

What specifically leads you to believe that China would join in on an unprovoked attack LanternWaste Mar 2013 #56

This may seem strange, but things change in sixty years. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #59

There will be a lot of dead people, N.Korean, S.Korean, and American. oneshooter Mar 2013 #36

North Korea is the Mouse that Roared.. AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #44

What if China doesn't think NK fired first? jberryhill Mar 2013 #45

I really don't see whats in it for China propping them up. Maybe China will get tired of the Erose999 Mar 2013 #47

Would only disagree in that you likely over estimate USA/Western military technology and tactic PufPuf23 Mar 2013 #48

The Pentagon will get even more money than a mere threat of the new bogeymam produces. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #49

If they crossed the border into South Korea they will lose still_one Mar 2013 #51

Things are more tense now than they have been in awhile agentS Mar 2013 #54

Look to the conventional war against Iraq in 1990 & 2003 for a hint Lurks Often Mar 2013 #57

One word guardian Mar 2013 #58

Unrealistic movie, but entertaining. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #68

The remake came out last year... JHB Mar 2013 #81

That explains post #58. Thanks. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #82

If North Korea does attack, they'd be wiped out in air combat, but still exact a very high price TimberValley Mar 2013 #62

Motherfucker! I better learn to start speaking Korean! Bucky Mar 2013 #63

Ever read the book, Red Phoenix? premium Mar 2013 #67

Yes, I did read it a few years ago. N/T GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #69

Yes, I read it, too. amandabeech Mar 2013 #74

I have the hard bound version of it. premium Mar 2013 #75

The Chinese are a big question. amandabeech Mar 2013 #77

I think that the Chinese will rein in NK as they don't want to lose their biggest trading partner, premium Mar 2013 #78

The USA will do something really stupid too. Coyotl Mar 2013 #70

I remember that we kicked the shit out of the their conventional forces. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #71

Paying the price of the hubris of the mighty Coyotl Mar 2013 #83

Better review your timeline. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #84

They may have weapons, but not enough food to feed their people fadedrose Mar 2013 #76

I think your understanding of their conventional capacity quaker bill Mar 2013 #79

Their only chance of winning is taking Seoul hostage, by artillery or by manpower. DetlefK Mar 2013 #80