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On March 09 2013 01:02 ItanoCircus wrote:
Unsurprisingly, a lack of action has resulted in further buildup as North Korea continues to outright ignore the pleas and intentions (and sanctions) of the international community at large. It would only be in the interest of South Korea, to say nothing of Israel, the United States, and others, to wage war against the country before it acts on its stated and intended goal of nuclear warfare.

An internal coup d'etat is unlikely, economic pressure isn't working, and shows of force are producing the opposite effect. Mark my words that this will not end well should the world decide to wait and pray that North Korea is a petulant child.

On March 09 2013 03:43 DonKey_ wrote:
It's worth noting as well that even if SK/US were to overwhelmingly crush NK; where do they go from there? The NK regime terrible as it is at least provides a structure for the people living in NK. Who would spend money and resources into managing the aftermath of a Korean conflict where the NK regime is dismantled? The U.S. won't, would U.N. even do it; could they do it?

Even a complete victory with the least amount of casualties will end poorly for the SK/US, given that they may have to deal with the aftermath.

On March 09 2013 02:29 -Archangel- wrote:
I know it is a long shot but can anyone here that actually knows what he is talking about (studdied NK/SK war and what came after) tell me were there any real attempts to make peace with NK?
And I am not talking about these "talk slowly and carry a big gun" talks that are followed by sanctions and threats.

Like soon after the end of war and in next 50 years, has there been any real attempts to not antagonize NK into what they became today?

On March 09 2013 03:47 piplup wrote:


China. China probably doesn't want the US to have complete control over Asia.

On March 08 2013 13:48 SirKibbleX wrote:
People always act like military combat still works in a 1:1 way like it did circa the 1800s. Let me tell you something: one sniper in a good position, or one good machine gun crew, can essentially kill INFINITE numbers of men if their military force-multipliers are effective enough. German air power was able to hold off superior Russian ground forces for a long while because they were able to achieve 100:1 kill-death ratios in air combat, because of their superior training, tactics, and equipment.

I suspect that if the North Koreans tried to invade SK on foot or in simple vehicles their losses would be utterly catastrophic.

If you don't understand how a defensive army with cutting-edge technology and thinking that has had 50+ years to prepare for a linear, one-dimensional invasion can hold off said invasion, you aren't very creative. I'm sure the SK military has doctrines and battle plans for a variety of invasion scenarios (tunnels, airborne, nuclear attack, mine-clearing, etc. etc. etc.)

On March 09 2013 05:54 KwarK wrote:

Regarding machine gun crews holding off infinite numbers of men, D-day would like a word with you. Regarding defensive preparations, the Yom-Kippur war would like a word with you. Israel had a canal to defend, couldn't have been simpler, and they had all sorts of complicated plans for it like setting fire to the surface of the canal if the Egyptians tried a crossing. It didn't work in practice like it had in planning.

On March 09 2013 06:25 Osmoses wrote:
This title renaming made me laugh a little. Saying North Korea stirs shit up is like saying the sky is blue :p

On March 09 2013 06:13 SirKibbleX wrote:


The machine-gun crews at Omaha did not have overlapping fields of fire or adequate artillery or anti-tank weapons.

The Syrians/Egyptians invading the Canal executed one of the most brilliant sneak attacks in the history of warfare. Read more here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War#Lead-up_to_the_surprise_attack

In contrast North Korea is making its intentions abundantly clear and the eyes of the world are watching. Short of some entirely new technology or brilliant tactical maneuver the likes of which has never been seen in history, North Korea has no chance of taking Seoul by ground troops.

What I would be cautious of, is a North Korean feint in the here and now, followed by a relatively unexpected surprise attack in the next few weeks.