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cmxc
Joined: 19 May 2008
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:56 pm Post subject: Chaotic Response of Korean Military |
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Jeezus will Korea ever cease to disappoint?
It turns out that during the recent soldier rampage shooting incident, South Korea's military shot at each other in not just 1 but 2 friendly fire incidents.
Something seems wrong
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2992358
Given how chaotic the South Korean government's response to the Sewol turned out to be, and given how incompetent the South Korean military has shown itself to be, there can be no doubt:
If the Norks ever decided to attack the South, everyone in Seoul is basically f-cked. There is no chance the South Koreans would be organized well enough to repel such an attack.
Are Koreans competent at anything? Will the fraud, embezzlement, corruption, breach of trust ever end?
The head of the 2018 Pyongchang Olympics organizing commitee just had to resign for corruption and mismanaging finances as well.
Olympic boss resigns amid audit fallout
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2992354&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1
On top of that the same government that has been screaming about making Korea into a 'creative economy' just decided to ban Uber and make a government-built version of the same app!!!! Talk about stifling creativity and blocking out private software development.
Seoul to crack down on Uber rides
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2992353&cloc=joongangdaily|home|newslist1 |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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If you truly believed the ROKArmy was that incompetant, you wouldnt be here. People who truly view their army as incompetant and see an enemy over the horizon tend to do things like throw everything they can in a pickup truck and become refugees.
Anyways friendly fire is a fact of war, especially when the person is wearing the same uniform and not part of a large scale formation.
Calm down ma'am. |
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wanderkind
Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Chaotic Response of Korean Military |
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I didn't see corruption mentioned. It just alleged that the organization, under his watch, was failing to raise the funds it required for operation.
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| “Uber has acquired the right to run their business illegally,” |
Haaah?
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| ““Uber not only operates illegally but also hurts the business of Seoul’s taxi drivers, who abide by all rules and laws,” Kim said. |
Hehe...hahaha....BAHAHA!  |
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| If you truly believed the ROKArmy was that incompetant, you wouldnt be here. People who truly view their army as incompetant and see an enemy over the horizon tend to |
Do many posters on this forum view the ROK military as "their army"?  |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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For a rant, it's mildly interesting.
1. Who told you that there'll be no incidents of friendly fire when they were pursuing an armed and dangerous person? In video games, that's what. Don't say things like that gain.
2. Business as usual, what's your problem?
3. As if taxi problems aren't bad enough, your solution is to replace them with unlicenced, uninsured, unprotected cowboys? The intention of the app maybe admirable but they usually end up as money-laundering scheme for gangsters.
Chaparrastique: your post is in bad taste. Please remove it.
How about ranting on easy-loans for women only, up to 3000 만원! and relation to recently uncovered sexshops in Gangnam. Workers were roped in because they couldn't pay back their 3000만원 loans... owners of the sexshops spent their profits in real-estate and comfortable cars... Pink Money! |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
If you truly believed the ROKArmy was that incompetant, you wouldnt be here. People who truly view their army as incompetant and see an enemy over the horizon tend to do things like throw everything they can in a pickup truck and become refugees.
Anyways friendly fire is a fact of war, especially when the person is wearing the same uniform and not part of a large scale formation.
Calm down ma'am. |
Where would all these SK refugees go? They're not going anywhere because they know that no matter how incompetent their army is, they're protected by the US military and government.
You, I and the OP are all here because the U.S. army is here. It has nothing to do with the SK toy soldiers.
If the SK army was so great, why do they continue to refuse to take responsibility for leading military actions on the peninsula and leave it in the hands of the U.S.? |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Chaotic Response of Korean Military |
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| wanderkind wrote: |
I didn't see corruption mentioned. It just alleged that the organization, under his watch, was failing to raise the funds it required for operation.
| Uber Article wrote: |
| “Uber has acquired the right to run their business illegally,” |
Haaah?
| Uber Article wrote: |
| ““Uber not only operates illegally but also hurts the business of Seoul’s taxi drivers, who abide by all rules and laws,” Kim said. |
Hehe...hahaha....BAHAHA! |
A lot of places are looking at regulating Uber, which they should. Of course in Korea, the taxi drivers evoke a lot of sympathy as do the farmers or anyone who does manual labor of a sort.
But if the government were serious about helping people start small businesses they'd help organizations like Uber. I wonder if the motels and pensions are going to complain about airbnb. |
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