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Showing Original Post only (View all)How do they expect provoking NK to end? [View all]
OK, we go to war with them, or not. What about after that?
1. We go to war, we kick their butts, but 50,000 people die. Maybe they don't care about that, but then what? We occupy? Give it to China? Reunite the Koreas? What have we gained?
2. The saber-rattling persuades Kim to suddenly become a good neighbor? Seems unlikely.
3. What else is there? It doesn't seem like any sort of "limited" conflict is likely. I mean, if we lob a couple of cruise missiles over there they have the means to retaliate and how does that play out?
On the other hand, if NK keeps acting like it does then Trump HAS to do something after warning them. I just don't see how this ends well at all.
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South Korea says NK has tested a sub-based ballistic missile
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Apr 2017
#66
I guess D and E haven't been tested yet but in an all out war with the US I'm sure they would be
workinclasszero
Apr 2017
#73
Hence S Korea going ahead with the ABM system THAAD against Chinese objections.
EX500rider
Apr 2017
#42
No, we will not "kick their butts". Our nation will be brought to its knees if he starts WWIII.
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#23
there's zero thought or planning in this. they operate on instinct. nk misbehaves, we get tough.
unblock
Apr 2017
#30
They might have that capability in the next 10 years or so....if we let them..
EX500rider
Apr 2017
#53
They want China to freak out over the possibility of a nuclear war on their doorstep
Calista241
Apr 2017
#38
If we go to full-out war with North Korea, more than 50,000 people will die. That's the problem.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2017
#63
What makes yoy think "we" are going to "kick their butts"? Our military has not won a single
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2017
#65