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ljm2002

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15. I'm glad to hear that...
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 03:08 PM
Apr 2013

...and I certainly hope you are correct and they are as hapless as they seem to be.

Because their leadership certainly does not sound sane.

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Unless he suddenly stops gabbing so much, I wouldn't get too worried. n/t AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #1
Nothing will happen. Kim is an idiot. Anyone can play out the likely senarios and still_one Apr 2013 #2
remember interlocking defense pacts nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #5
South Korea is adjacent to North Korea... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #7
and why would he do that? He would NOT have one ally, including China supporting him on that. This still_one Apr 2013 #9
Exactly, it's a no win situation for NK like it aways has been. Javaman Apr 2013 #10
I just do not think anything will really happen as a result of this. At least I hope so still_one Apr 2013 #11
Me too. nt Javaman Apr 2013 #16
Well, you said... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #12
There is only one way that North Korea can hit SK with a nuclear weapon Hugabear Apr 2013 #14
I'm glad to hear that... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #15
Seoul is 35 miles from the border. BlueCheese Apr 2013 #22
First, his missiles are junk. longship Apr 2013 #28
he's rattling his sabre for a payoff nt markiv Apr 2013 #3
They're so damn insular, it's really almost impossible to tell. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #4
When they start moving troops around, calling up reserves, etc then I'll be really neverforget Apr 2013 #6
I fear this goes hot. n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #8
Too hot for DU? nt pintobean Apr 2013 #17
Lil' Kim is just trying to impress his generals. sadbear Apr 2013 #13
Or highly placed treacherous advisers are playing him HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #20
Except that it doesn't have a nuclear weapon. Rex Apr 2013 #18
They do, don't they? BlueCheese Apr 2013 #23
No. Rex Apr 2013 #24
IMO Kim's likely getting painted into a corner by powers not supporting inherited succession HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #19
Not that crazy to be honest nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #25
I'll say this; they've ratcheted up the rhetoric about as far as it can go. So, at this point, Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #21
shit or get off the pot, kimmy d_b Apr 2013 #26
I have always thought a real danger in this situation would Vinnie From Indy Apr 2013 #27
The ever so popular sneeze nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #29
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