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Hekate

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22. This is not good. Not good at all.

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 07:36 PM

Mar 2013

That little turd has been talking like a street thug trying to make his bones so he can get in good with the Godfather. He must have grown up on a steady diet of his old man's overblown rhetoric and must have thought his father was mistaken for not following through, so he's decided to rectify matters. Or something.

Anyhow, most small-country dictators have enough restraint and knowledge of history to hold back from attacking the US directly. I'm beginning to think he might actually do something even more stupid than send troops across the DMZ -- like lob some of his nukes at Tokyo or Honolulu.

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Breaking: N. Korea Says to Enter "State of War" Against S. Korea - KCNA [View all] Hissyspit Mar 2013 OP

Link OmahaBlueDog Mar 2013 #1

Maybe he will finally do something Malik Agar Mar 2013 #2

You looking forward to some action? AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #31

I really don't get the John Wayne-isms over this. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #40

China especially. AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #44

China seems to be experiencing a kind of NK fatigue... Marengo Mar 2013 #95

For China, it's like having that crazy Uncle that you keep locked up in the attic, except Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #106

Time to buy some Lockheed Martin stocks. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #48

Interesting pseudonym "Malik Agar"..... Rebellious Republican Mar 2013 #90

link and text UpInArms Mar 2013 #3

The war never ended DrToast Mar 2013 #4

Me, either. savannah43 Mar 2013 #11

He's talking about his attention-whoring PolitFreak Mar 2013 #85

I wondered who would be the first to remember this. louis-t Mar 2013 #96

Yonhap: N. Korea says it enters 'war' against S. Korea bananas Mar 2013 #5

That was pretty much when they canceled the armistice. Now we'll see if TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #6

Though this is the seventh time they've cancelled the armistice since '53, I believe. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #77

Yes, I saw on here or somewhere that they've done it before. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #78

Yeah. Not to minimize the latest rhetoric, of course Posteritatis Mar 2013 #79

ummm sabbat hunter Apr 2013 #102

Well, I meant, fire the first shot. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #103

Reuters: N.Korea says to enter "state of war" against South Korea - KCNA bananas Mar 2013 #7

This is beside the point..but chuckstevens Mar 2013 #8

The resemblance: Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #14

lol, I see it. octothorpe Mar 2013 #57

NBC just picked it up. This isn't to be taken for granted anymore. Faygo Kid Mar 2013 #9

I don't know about 'cataclysm', per se..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #13

I worry about our troops there :( Marrah_G Mar 2013 #16

Me too. Why do we still have them over there, anyway? AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #19

Because we agreed to help the UN defend South Korea. jeff47 Mar 2013 #23

Lot of reasons one is because N Korea hasnt exactly behaved in a peaceful manner cstanleytech Mar 2013 #24

We have a mutual defense treaty with them Marrah_G Mar 2013 #27

This exact reason is why they're there Renew Deal Mar 2013 #34

I lean toward analysis I heard on MSNBC a week ago.. Left Coast2020 Mar 2013 #69

It will affect the whole world indirectly. A war will cause the price of oil to sky rocket and xtraxritical Mar 2013 #58

A war in Iran, maybe. But why North Korea? n/t AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #59

Maybe increased consumption by the military? octothorpe Mar 2013 #62

This is not good. Not good at all. Hekate Mar 2013 #22

I don't think he has any power. I doubt his dad did really, either. Gore1FL Mar 2013 #36

You should check out some documentaries on NK Marrah_G Apr 2013 #104

Power of personality, yes Gore1FL Apr 2013 #105

What do you base that on? Marrah_G Apr 2013 #107

Observation. Gore1FL Apr 2013 #108

Thank you for the links! Marrah_G Apr 2013 #109

I think this is one of the most dangerous situations we've been in since WWII. AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #89

He was educated in Switzerland. GreenStormCloud Mar 2013 #99

Doesn't mean he's operating in reality. n/t AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #100

True. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #101

I am not sure ...this doesn't look good to me.. Stuart G Mar 2013 #10

The noise hasn't been this loud in a long, long time. amandabeech Mar 2013 #28

Uh oh. Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #12

Unfortunately, NK missiles could more easily hit Pyongyang than Soeul. longship Mar 2013 #18

Oh fuck... PearliePoo2 Mar 2013 #30

It's the artillery you have to worry about, not the missles bigworld Mar 2013 #35

+1 davidpdx Mar 2013 #42

I would think that if this were gonna happen, it'll happen on Easter Sunday charlie and algernon Mar 2013 #15

Kim Jong Un is a dangerous punk Mz Pip Mar 2013 #17

The two most obvious explanations are: underpants Mar 2013 #20

Has CNN come up with graphics and a name yet ? olddots Mar 2013 #21

A soundtrack is needed also Mz Pip Mar 2013 #25

They're still saying the 1953 talks are too close to call............. lastlib Mar 2013 #68

people must remember how close Seoul is to the northern boarder and 2 million NK troops and vast Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #26

Yeah, those mean South Koreans Turbineguy Mar 2013 #29

I have heard it said that CHINA AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #32

China does have influence over North Korea davidpdx Mar 2013 #46

And what happens Phlem Mar 2013 #63

Wasn't China involved in drafting the sanctions that sparked the whole thing? n/t sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #70

They did have a hand in it as they are on the UNSC davidpdx Mar 2013 #73

I'm not so sure they would davidpdx Mar 2013 #75

I think perhaps China IS doing something about this. MynameisBlarney Mar 2013 #67

Influence and control are not synonymous. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #72

No, but they can cut off oil and food davidpdx Mar 2013 #81

And cutting those of would somehow turn the NK government into pacifists? Posteritatis Mar 2013 #83

I didn't say that davidpdx Mar 2013 #84

The important question is what stance China takes & how they support or restrain NK. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2013 #33

I wouldn't put any faith in the Chinese doing anything more than scratching their asses davidpdx Mar 2013 #52

Kim Jong Un has never lived in a free Korea. He doesn't know war. He doesn't know the reality of applegrove Mar 2013 #37

Is he U.S. educated? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #50

Nope. I looked him up on Wikipedia. Some question as to whether he studied in Switzerland. applegrove Mar 2013 #65

Yes, big communications have to be going on with China to see what their plans are NBachers Mar 2013 #38

Now I worry about the accidental shot heard round the world. Javaman Mar 2013 #39

Better not cut the Pentagon budget, it is Trillo Mar 2013 #41

Well if we're going to cut grannies SS for war we might as well send her there to fight too. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #47

The end is nigh. onehandle Mar 2013 #43

"We're already launching invisible missiles" n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #45

Is this because of Rodman? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #49

Who knows. Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #88

if NK acted, China would dump then and they'd be completely F'd ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #51

Hasn't the 2000 millennium sucked enough? caseymoz Mar 2013 #53

I live in South Korea, and I don't see any threat at this point davidpdx Mar 2013 #54

That's a relief... I guess... Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #55

And if it ever did get that bad, I'd post something davidpdx Mar 2013 #56

@BreakingNews: US officials: Nation takes North Korea's 'state of war' announcement seriously, stand Hissyspit Mar 2013 #60

I have no doubt they would davidpdx Mar 2013 #82

I hope your right and Phlem Mar 2013 #64

I was talking about this with my grandfather a few years ago davidpdx Mar 2013 #80

That's a lot better. Thanks for the eyewitness report, so to speak. nt Hekate Mar 2013 #76

i lived in South Korea. I didn't either. alot of hubris and hot air. . . Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2013 #87

No, they want to hit Austin Texas davidpdx Mar 2013 #91

Baby boy needs to flex some muscles. obxhead Mar 2013 #61

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2013 #66

This spoiled brat just wants some attention. The world should just ignore him. TroubleMan Mar 2013 #71

He just wants to go to Disneyland pediatricmedic Mar 2013 #74

+1 OKNancy Mar 2013 #86

At this point, North Korea is an annoying mosquito PolitFreak Mar 2013 #92

shit hedgehog Mar 2013 #93

The nut doesn't fall far from the tree jsr Mar 2013 #94

Someone needs to Photoshop an Almond Joy in his hand davidpdx Mar 2013 #97

"waah, internal power struggle... respect me, world!" NuttyFluffers Mar 2013 #98

We have a spoiled man-child in control of nukes. Odin2005 Apr 2013 #110

George W. Bush isn't President anymore. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #111

LOL! Odin2005 Apr 2013 #112