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tout_le_monde

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23. This toon always reminded me of North Korea

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 12:14 AM

Apr 2013

and then there's this one:

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China mobilizing troops, jets near N. Korean border, US officials say [View all] charlie and algernon Apr 2013 OP

So if we were to honor treaties with the south Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #1

Good points but dont forget even China did not veto the recent UN resolutions cstanleytech Apr 2013 #5

Sounds prudent on their part. bluedigger Apr 2013 #2

I think that's natural precaution. I'm not going to read much into that. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #3

well I doubt they would get involved with a shooting war with the US charlie and algernon Apr 2013 #4

Possibly. I don't know if it's the rhetoric so much as the heightened tension-- TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #6

Re: doing their little dance mallard Apr 2013 #13

SOS Kerry on C-Span about N Korea at 1:20 PDT, 4:20 EDT... YvonneCa Apr 2013 #32

Thanks for the heads-up. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #33

You are very... YvonneCa Apr 2013 #35

I rather hope their intention is to end this farce maxsolomon Apr 2013 #7

I was thinking the same thing davidpdx Apr 2013 #10

What if China annexed North Korea? Occulus Apr 2013 #20

An interesting thought davidpdx Apr 2013 #24

That's a very interesting concept. Javaman Apr 2013 #30

I think China would prefer to see SK burdened with that expense maxsolomon Apr 2013 #37

It is culturally unacceptable. AngryAmish Apr 2013 #38

They want to prop up the North. This is their minds set. iandhr Apr 2013 #18

Do they still have that mindset? maxsolomon Apr 2013 #31

Not sure iandhr Apr 2013 #34

I'm wondering if China would preemptively try to stop North Korea davidpdx Apr 2013 #8

Of course they would, they have the most to lose Snake Plissken Apr 2013 #12

Well said...perhaps...just perhaps...the world has grown some...in the last 60 years...and Stuart G Apr 2013 #15

They can't like the prospect Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #16

I betcha FOX is probably gonna start screaming about WWIII any day now..... AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #9

Let the chickshits scream davidpdx Apr 2013 #11

after just watching Rachel's "Hubris," I wonder if this isn't just some Faux pretense to go to war wordpix Apr 2013 #14

This is what I expected to happen. Asia countries handling their own problem nation. China and jwirr Apr 2013 #17

So they are going to war with...Russia? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #19

Potential refugee management Serve The Servants Apr 2013 #21

China is afraid of the influx of refugee's SteveG Apr 2013 #22

This toon always reminded me of North Korea tout_le_monde Apr 2013 #23

There's no doubting who the swooping hawk would be; ronnie624 Apr 2013 #25

Really seems like a standard move Franker65 Apr 2013 #26

I don't know John2 Apr 2013 #27

RT have it too dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #28

China is just probably there to spank their child. nt Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #29

and we send in guided missile destroyer Baclava Apr 2013 #36