2013-02-12, 16:12 | Link #26401 | |||
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and I shake my head in disgust at the needless hostility
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However, even with a realistic scenario (which will involve the US and most likely China), my point of it being a pyrrhic victory still stands - there is little chance that SK will come out of it unscathed. Quote:
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Something to think about for those that are advocating for a round 2 of the Korean War: - Do you know what happened last time? this time the other side has nukes. - What was the last war you fought in? which war zone have you had to live through? |
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2013-02-12, 16:18 | Link #26402 | |
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And it's easy to pick out other sports that shouldn't be in the Olympic program anymore... Like... Equestrian. Horse dancing? Really? Are you kidding me?
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2013-02-12, 16:29 | Link #26403 | |
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whether or not the president of the United States has the power to order the extrajudicial killing of a United States citizen within the borders of the United States")." See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...bama-kill-list |
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2013-02-12, 16:44 | Link #26405 | ||
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Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
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Things have changed since 1953 and SK has plenty of countermeasures to stop anything launched at them or even destroy the launching sites before they can even be ready to react. Seriously, you can me an idealist or a lunatic if you want, but there's no way this regime should be allowed to breathe and go unpunished with the consistent blackmailing. ____________________________________ That's one discipline on which I keep hoping the IOC to take it away instead of wrestling. Sometimes, I'm baffled by the decisions at the IOC. Last edited by KiraYamatoFan; 2013-02-12 at 16:55. |
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2013-02-12, 16:56 | Link #26408 | |
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Are the two political parties really unable to comprehend the ramifications of diluting the rule-of-law that badly? I was concerned about this consequence the instant the Bush administration decided to treat terrorists like military warriors instead of criminals. The reverse was inevitable -- suddenly mere criminals were destined to be labeled terrorists and no due process was necessary.
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2013-02-12, 17:01 | Link #26410 | ||||
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Well, he's probably had a lot of time to plan this whole thing out, and it looks like (unfortunately) that he was an officer that knew his stuff. |
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2013-02-12, 17:08 | Link #26411 | |
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It was seen as what people like William Randolph Hearst wanted FDR to do once in office in 1933.
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2013-02-12, 17:18 | Link #26412 | |||
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edit: what would happen in North Korea WITHOUT the Kims? Anarchy? I don't think we're even remotely close to that. Quote:
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2013-02-12, 17:43 | Link #26414 | ||||
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Remember, the Gulf War was fought almost entirely within enemy borders, a renewed Korean war would take place in both with instant devastation. Quote:
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Besides, if just being a threat to someone else is enough, we would also have to declare war on Iran and probably half of Africa. |
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2013-02-12, 18:12 | Link #26415 |
Gamilas Falls
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Last time there was a full on war in Korean the lines went from one end of the Pennisula to the other a few times before settling of what was roughly the original border. A war the lasted from 1950-1953.
And that was using mostly later World War II equipment with a splach of newer planes and tanks designed after the war. The US had the bomb at that time, but did not use it (the Soviets had one as well by then even if it was mostly Chinese forces helping Korea rather than Soviet forces).
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2013-02-12, 18:13 | Link #26416 |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Indeed. Removing Kim is simply to remove the Snake's tongue. To truly decapitate it the Generals have to be eliminated at the same time.
However, if the leadership is eliminated, I think NK would collapse quite quickly. It is heavily centralized (far more then, say, China), and from what I can see, the chain of command would break down without the centre. |
2013-02-12, 19:18 | Link #26420 |
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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I don't get why it's wrestling getting the chop, and not one of the equestrian events. Those equestrian events don't really fit the Olympian "Ideal", and I don't believe any equestrian events were featured in the original ancient Olympics (unlike Wrestling).
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