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WCGreen

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27. It was my fifth birthday and I remember how somber my folks

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 09:39 PM

Mar 2013

were at dinner, watching JFK on the new TV.

My dad got us in the car and drove around to show us the Nike Sites that were scattered around the Cleveland area. He told us that these installations were there to keep us safe.

I asked him about it before he passed on in 1988 if he remembered that and he told me he just wanted to get out of the house to give us something to distract us. He said he didn't want to be sitting home doing nothing.

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Ok, this s the most tense I remember things [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 OP

Right, and the 'leader' is a manipulable kid. elleng Mar 2013 #1

From that clip nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #2

The kid is either stupid, a talker like poppy, or being intimidated by Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #3

I think we need to look behind door number three nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #4

Yeah, sure. "Iran is gonna get nukes" kind of lost it's edge. Lets try "NK is gonna attack US!" idwiyo Mar 2013 #5

Well...they DID actually say they were going to nuke us pre-emptively. I'm not sure TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #7

Are they suicidal? Doubt THAT very much. As in: no fucking way. Posturing for sure, so what? idwiyo Mar 2013 #16

What usual suspects? I don't think our administration is lying like the last one did. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #17

If you think for a second your administration is NOT lying to you... FFS, look who is running CIA, idwiyo Mar 2013 #19

Brennan is somewhat questionable, but I don't know that he's a liar. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #21

Brennan is questionable to boot with his links to torture. Hagel at least has some cred. idwiyo Mar 2013 #28

First, it is highly unlikely that NK has a nuke. longship Mar 2013 #15

They might have a nuke if Russia ever gave them one. Doubt it, but lets say they do. idwiyo Mar 2013 #18

First, no way Russia helps NK get a nuke. longship Mar 2013 #20

USSR wasn't Russia of today. Even though I doubt they did give one to NK. About the only idwiyo Mar 2013 #26

Why would Russia do that? (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #23

To piss off US, for starters. everyone keeps forgetting how close the relationship between idwiyo Mar 2013 #24

I don't even know where to begin with the silliness of that post. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #29

Silly questions deserve silly answers. No? idwiyo Mar 2013 #32

It's more "astoundingly ignorant assertions deserve dismissive responses." (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #34

In your case its: "can't really say anything better than "your don't know what your talkin 'bout" idwiyo Mar 2013 #35

Hey, what could go wrong??? nt greytdemocrat Mar 2013 #6

I'm old enough to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, having even gotten a call from D.C. indepat Mar 2013 #8

Well, hopefully no need to make calls to retired personnel nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #9

Don't think anyone has a clue what they are really up to or might do: indepat Mar 2013 #13

Read post 12 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #14

It was my fifth birthday and I remember how somber my folks WCGreen Mar 2013 #27

No one could know how this would play out and very little playing chicken had thereafter indepat Mar 2013 #30

They'd have to be crazy to start something. drm604 Mar 2013 #10

They are at the point where they might feel nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #11

The abscence of dissenting voices and outside information kudzu22 Mar 2013 #22

What happens if North Korea collapses? By Harold Maass | The Week � Wed, Mar 27, 2013 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #12

Hopefully sanity will rule indepat Mar 2013 #25

Really? More tense than this?... SidDithers Mar 2013 #31

+1 Forgot about that one. Thank you for reminding. idwiyo Mar 2013 #33

Any second now.... zappaman Mar 2013 #37

A friend of mine lives/works in Pohang, S Korea ... Myrina Mar 2013 #36

Putting their forces on short of war alert happens every six months? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #38

Yeah zappaman Mar 2013 #39