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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:52 am    Post subject: South Korea Prepares For the Worst ... Reply with quote

Ultimately, worse comes to worst (or something like that ...) as North Korea keeps acting badder and badder ... http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/11/asia/south-korea-north-korea/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial
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yodanole



Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing in the universe is in stasis. Language, culture, the environment, everything is constantly in a state of flux. However, since 1953, North Korea has maintained a consistent front of bluster and beg to the world.

The story of the boy that cried wolf comes to mind ... But you never know ...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0912/In-rare-plea-North-Korea-seeks-outside-help-after-flooding
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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, but their dangerous nuclear weapon capability seems to be progressing in spite of sanctions (and that satirical movie with James Franco/Seth Rogan...) To use another hackneyed expression - "something's got to give"...
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not getting Rteacher's fixation with doom, creating threads that seem to take North Korean rhetoric & hyped-up western "news" headlines at face value.

What happened to the quirky but lighthearted karaoke Krishna guy?
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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's more intelligent to be materially pessimistic and spiritually optimistic - but there's still a chance (and chants) for peace ...
http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/r/b1a2e399d
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sirius black



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have very little fear North Korea will perform some sort of pre-emptive attack on the South. None at all. Its a no win. And people cite their leaders presumed insanity as a reason. If they were going they would have done so years and years ago. China doesn't want them to. They will lose and their regime will end. They may act crazy but they "aren't" crazy.

Most this type of saber wagging is for 1. to get more aid and 2. to maintain the external threat mindset to cover up their abysmal domestic issues.
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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm ... where's Kim been lately? ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/06033688-3c19-3d7b-9a63-2b2e447526ae/ss_kim-jong-un-missing-from.html
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seoul is making plans ... http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/10/12/Seoul-strengthening-plan-to-remove-North-Korea-leadership-in-case-of-strike/5341476279568/
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As NK continues to make progress on developing ICBMs capable of posing a nuclear threat to the continental U.S., the specter of an eventual preemptive strike on the North continues to loom but (hopefully) is not the preferred strategic response ... http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/north-korea-tests-rocket-engine-us-officials.html
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J.Q.A.



Joined: 09 Feb 2017
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rteacher wrote:
As NK continues to make progress on developing ICBMs capable of posing a nuclear threat to the continental U.S., the specter of an eventual preemptive strike on the North continues to loom but (hopefully) is not the preferred strategic response ... http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/north-korea-tests-rocket-engine-us-officials.html



I think we all can agree, that eventually, there will be something that will set the inevitable into motion.
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, both have threatened preemptive strikes - though North Korea's doing so would be more like a mass-murder-suicide, while a U.S. premptive strike would precipitate massive collateral damage ...
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm afraid we might be getting precariously close to realizing the message of this thread's title ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-naval-ships-head-toward-korean-peninsula-official-020546735.html
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that eventually the U.S. will either have to assassinate Kim Jong Un or else give him a lot of money and guarantee his safety ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-vows-response-reckless-us-navy-move-010359634.html#comments
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-declares-north-korea-looking-trouble-tensions-rise-133918861.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-vows-response-reckless-us-navy-move-000359392.html
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Someone's looking for trouble ... https://www.yahoo.com/news/n-korean-official-us-more-vicious-aggressive-under-051124540.html
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nuthatch



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"There can be no winner" China urges North Korea and US to step back from brink of war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/14/north-korea-blames-donald-trumps-aggression-amid-nuclear-test-crisis
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