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vyyye
Sweden3917 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:11 Rflcrx wrote: I doubt this is calculated, way too heavy of a strike for this. Hardly the first time they do something extremely stupid/bold. Remember the ship not too long ago? | ||
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kamikami
France1057 Posts
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John Acton
Sweden13 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:11 Taosu wrote: You're good at using Google. The problem is that there are thousands of people named Yueliu. Yeah sure it might not be him, but it is more likely than it being some random chinese guy named Yueliu. Anyway I hope you don't misunderstood me. I was being critical of myself for reading too fast, not you. | ||
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Fitness
United States12 Posts
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kazansky
Germany931 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:12 Tianx wrote: Eh. Not what we were hoping for from China, but consistent with what they've always said. Looks like they're going to let North Korea continue throwing its tantrum, like always. This is probably the best we could ever get if we're looking for peace. Seems that chinese oppinions are not uniform: "It's unbelievable," said Zhu Feng, professor of international relations at Peking University. "Today's news proves that North Korea, under unprovoked conditions, shot these South Korean islands. It's reckless provocation. They want to make a big bang and force the negotiations back into their favor. It's the oldest trick." Source Reuters.com | ||
Kipsate
Netherlands45349 Posts
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Rflcrx
503 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:12 vyyye wrote: Hardly the first time they do something extremely stupid/bold. Remember the ship not too long ago? That was pretty risky too, but at least it was a military target way out of position with deniability. An artillery strike on a semi-civilian target? As a way to improve position in diplomatic talks? Please.. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:14 kamikami wrote: Anyone knows how many nukes they have ? If they have only one nuke why not send a jet and bomb it to oblivion ? And why not bomb Kim's palace too ? So that they are leaderless and armless and none of the normal citizens get killed ? Do some research. Its not that simple.. And none knows how many nukes any country has. | ||
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Consolidate
United States829 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:11 Rflcrx wrote: I doubt this is calculated, way too heavy of a strike for this. Not to sound callous to those who were effected, but 70-200 artillery strikes on a relatively small island town isn't a major military action in the grand scheme of things. | ||
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vyyye
Sweden3917 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:14 kamikami wrote: Anyone knows how many nukes they have ? If they have only one nuke why not send a jet and bomb it to oblivion ? And why not bomb Kim's palace too ? So that they are leaderless and armless and none of the normal citizens get killed ? That's a lot easier said than done.. Missile turret's are actually not made up by Blizzard  Any retaliation against North Korea risks the lives of everyone on the Korean peninsula. On November 23 2010 23:17 Consolidate wrote: Not to sound callous to those who were effected, but 70-200 artillery strikes on a relatively small island town isn't a major military action in the grand scheme of things. Imagine if Mexico by some god forsaken reason shelled a small area in the United States 70-200 times. No, in the middle of a war it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. But in the Korean situation? It can hardly be ignored. | ||
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Rflcrx
503 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:16 Kipsate wrote: Aside from critics and proffesors, has their been any official Chinese statements from the Government? The reaction in the official media so far is rather small. It will hit the (international) chinese news soon, but so far no official statement. | ||
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DNB
Finland995 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:15 Fitness wrote: I will say this though. This is some of the smartest, most well-said posting I've ever seen from a video game forum. I think it speaks measures about the player-base. In WoW forums you'd just see things like "lol durp NK is going for a cannon rush" As a new SC2 player it's pretty cool to see the level of maturity associated with this community. I think it's the strict moderation that keeps this place clean. Without it this place would just be as messy as the ones you're talking about. We have examples even in this thread. | ||
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kazansky
Germany931 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:16 Kipsate wrote: Aside from critics and proffesors, has their been any official Chinese statements from the Government? One official statement from spokesman of foreign ministery, quoted few pages back, can be read at Reuters.com, bottom line is "calm down both". | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/9218848.stm And seems like there is up to the minute updates aswell. For those who are interested. | ||
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Consolidate
United States829 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:18 vyyye wrote: That's a lot easier said than done.. Missile turret's are actually not made up by Blizzard Any retaliation against North Korea risks the lives of everyone on the Korean peninsula. Imagine if Mexico by some god forsaken reason shelled a small area in the United States 70-200 times. No, in the middle of a war it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. But in the Korean situation? It can hardly be ignored. I agree. I'm just saying that this particular act of aggression will probably not elicit any significant military response from South Korea. | ||
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Sabu113
United States11075 Posts
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superarmy
New Zealand422 Posts
Uhh crap, this doesnt add in well. | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On November 23 2010 22:58 Consolidate wrote: The problem is that nobody wants to shoulder the burden. South Korea's capital is withing sneezing distance, China wants short-term stability for economic growth, America is already over-extended, and everyone is dealing with global economic turmoil. This is actually the root of the problem - the outside world is too busy to deal with North Korea at the moment so they are lashing out for attention. Good points, but since when does a country have to involve others to fight a war. I really don't understand that mindset, it's good to have backup but you can handle things yourself. | ||
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Rflcrx
503 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:17 Consolidate wrote: Not to sound callous to those who were effected, but 70-200 artillery strikes on a relatively small island town isn't a major military action in the grand scheme of things. If anything this will reinforce SK policy of blocking aid as well as harden Sino & US opinion on NK. | ||
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Too_MuchZerg
Finland2818 Posts
On November 23 2010 23:17 Consolidate wrote: Not to sound callous to those who were effected, but 70-200 artillery strikes on a relatively small island town isn't a major military action in the grand scheme of things. Mainila shelling started war between Finland and the Soviet Union. Basically soviets fired few artillery rounds on to their own soldiers and blamed on Finland (Nearest finnish artillery was out of reach to fire over border). So don't just say 70-200 because they shot even less :D | ||
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