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atwood
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Two marines are now dead.
And the pictures on the Internet, which will be in American newspapers tomorrow morning, show an island on fire after civilian homes were fired upon by NK. Those photos are going to really heat things up. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:49 am Post subject: |
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| Did anyone else just hear a really loud 'boom'? |
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NM14456
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: For what it's worth.... |
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For what it's worth -
Some of the confusion or different opinions on the attack may have come from some of the headlines. I just saw a current headline that has "populated" area etc.. I don't know about others but this immediately rang civilian to me and might to others including writers at newspapers.
I remember at the time of the Cheonan incident I thought I saw a lot of "time to kick ass" sentiments being thrown around. I feel like I'm hearing it again in a few posts (not singling anyone out or going back and counting posts).
War is tragic for all who are involved - win or lose. Immediate emotional reactions aside (I'm sure there's some of that in Korea and on the board) it's nothing anyone should be impatient about seeing. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:54 am Post subject: Re: For what it's worth.... |
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| NM14456 wrote: |
For what it's worth -
Some of the confusion or different opinions on the attack may have come from some of the headlines. I just saw a current headline that has "populated" area etc.. I don't know about others but this immediately rang civilian to me and might to others including writers at newspapers. |
This could be part of it. When i watched the news tonight a good part of it focused on the civilian evacuation and the burning homes. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| Every time the North Koreans do this the Korean won tanks. Maybe this is just one of Kin Jong Il's dodgy money making schemes. Go short the Korean won Monday, fire some shots Tuesday, cash in your mega profit making trades Wednesday. Then again the Korean government does have a weak won policy...........mmmmmmmm. Fodder for conspiracy theorists. |
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Captain Corea
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Drew10
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| I got ahold of my friend at Casey, they're doing alot of "just in case" preparations. All in all he didn't seem too terribly worried about it which is a good thing. |
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liveinkorea316
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| If they truly wanted to target military only options, why not target the ships at sea? |
You gotta remember no civilians were killed. Two marines were killed.
If the Norks were after those civilians I think they would have got them.
In actuality they targeted the base. And got it.
Targeting bases is a legitimate military strategy. Ask any Korean 12 year old who plays Starcraft and he will tell you. Civilians near bases does not make them targets. This Island was very small at just a few miles across and was less than 20 miles from the North Korean mainland. How accurate do you think artillary is? |
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Tundra_Creature
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Location: Canada
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NM14456
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:06 am Post subject: Re: For what it's worth.... |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
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For what it's worth -
Some of the confusion or different opinions on the attack may have come from some of the headlines. I just saw a current headline that has "populated" area etc.. I don't know about others but this immediately rang civilian to me and might to others including writers at newspapers. |
This could be part of it. When i watched the news tonight a good part of it focused on the civilian evacuation and the burning homes. |
Yeah, I suspect almost none of the information we have is even confirmable really. The Drudge report (for example) has an emotional headline that could be taken as a banner for WWIII. Meanwhile, armed forces Korea has not a mention of anything. We may just be entering the woods but until we know more - heading to bed for some sleep is the best strategy!!
buenas noches everyone! |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:09 am Post subject: Re: For what it's worth.... |
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| NM14456 wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| NM14456 wrote: |
For what it's worth -
Some of the confusion or different opinions on the attack may have come from some of the headlines. I just saw a current headline that has "populated" area etc.. I don't know about others but this immediately rang civilian to me and might to others including writers at newspapers. |
This could be part of it. When i watched the news tonight a good part of it focused on the civilian evacuation and the burning homes. |
Yeah, I suspect almost none of the information we have is even confirmable really. The Drudge report (for example) has an emotional headline that could be taken as a banner for WWIII. Meanwhile, armed forces Korea has not a mention of anything. We may just be entering the woods but until we know more - heading to bed for some sleep is the best strategy!!
buenas noches everyone! |
Speaking of agendas.... |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:10 am Post subject: |
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| liveinkorea316 wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| If they truly wanted to target military only options, why not target the ships at sea? |
You gotta remember no civilians were killed. Two marines were killed.
If the Norks were after those civilians I think they would have got them.
In actuality they targeted the base. And got it.
Targeting bases is a legitimate military strategy. Ask any Korean 12 year old who plays Starcraft and he will tell you. Civilians near bases does not make them targets. This Island was very small at just a few miles across and was less than 20 miles from the North Korean mainland. How accurate do you think artillary is? |
But the question still stands - if you didn't want to target civilians (a hypothetical 'you' of course), why not target a purely military one?
You are presuming they targeted the base... mind telling me how you know that? |
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NM14456
Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:13 am Post subject: Re: For what it's worth.... |
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| northway wrote: |
| NM14456 wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
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For what it's worth -
Some of the confusion or different opinions on the attack may have come from some of the headlines. I just saw a current headline that has "populated" area etc.. I don't know about others but this immediately rang civilian to me and might to others including writers at newspapers. |
This could be part of it. When i watched the news tonight a good part of it focused on the civilian evacuation and the burning homes. |
Yeah, I suspect almost none of the information we have is even confirmable really. The Drudge report (for example) has an emotional headline that could be taken as a banner for WWIII. Meanwhile, armed forces Korea has not a mention of anything. We may just be entering the woods but until we know more - heading to bed for some sleep is the best strategy!!
buenas noches everyone! |
Speaking of agendas.... |
No kidding. I assume you mean Drudge and not me! |
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Nester Noodlemon
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| Did I just say just my friend? I did just mention his unit right? So his unit is the only unit who didn't know? Like I said, word normally travels fast, and obviously it didn't since the average soldier was unaware of the incident. It's pretty sad that civilians found out about it first hours before the average soldier did. Not to mention he's stationed north of Seoul, not like he's in Daegu. |
You don't seem very bright. Now go back to teaching GOGO Loves English! |
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Oreovictim
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