OK, why is North Korea pissed?

[burgundy]

Originally posted by ginaman
I don't know why the US feels that other countries can't have nuclear weapons when we have more than any other nation on earth. Exactly how we can tell other nations they can't have any is beyond my understanding. I guess our government says we'll nuke you if you build any nukes.

No. We just threaten sanctions, which would basically starve any small country to death.

Originally posted by mattvanstone
That's what a lot of countries say, but it's bullshit.

Japan paying to have the US on Okinawa, is cheaper than them doing it themselves, though, that constitution won't let them make weapons of war.

As much as S. Korea complains, that millitant few, who would they call when those 7 millions soldiers come running South? The United States.

Let's not forget, that Korea has been dicking around and playing games for a long time (such as lobbing missiles for 'tests' over Japan and the incident last year where the Japanese Navy shot up that boat with N. Korean spys on it), but, I'm not saying we need to go to war, far from it. Only if they take agressive action towards the south, ie: invasion, should we.

Thing is, I don't know if the US can actually fight 2 sustained land wars at the same time. This isn't WW2 where the Military Industrial Complex is making 50% or more of the US's GNP.

Frankly, I would not be surprised to see China invade Taiwan or N. Korea invade S. Korea when the US goes to war with Iraq.

Surrendering weapons of war was the best thing that happened to Japan post-WWII. It freed up all of Japan's resource for use in civilian markets.

Quite frankly...I would not be surprised to see a Chinese invasion of Japan in 20 years time.

Originally posted by Yoshi
History lesson. The last "war" with Iraq lasted 100 hours. That's not a big window for an invasion.

Iraq didn't defend its position in Kuwait. Saddam knew he couldn't, so he threw down a token resistance and assembled the real forces in Baghdad. Had we invaded Iraq proper, the war would have been much more drawn out.

Originally posted by maruchan
I think the Us should launch all of this nuclear weapons at stratgic points around the world.. including hundreds of them in the north and south pole.. I think its time to start over..

Yeah, that wouldn't completely fuck up any global ecology, or whatever.

[Gondolin]

Originally posted by burgundy
Yeah, that wouldn't completely fuck up any global ecology, or whatever.

That's what he wants. He's trying to be funny, but it's not... even in the slightest.

Gon

[Yoshi]

Originally posted by burgundy
Iraq didn't defend its position in Kuwait. Saddam knew he couldn't, so he threw down a token resistance and assembled the real forces in Baghdad. Had we invaded Iraq proper, the war would have been much more drawn out.

The same thing will happen again. Saddam has very little support in the country. Once a majr dent is put in his guard, the less loyal troops will either surrender or run. It won't be 100 hours, but it shouldn't be more than a week either, unless we really take our time.