Originally posted by MagoSA
Either way, whether this steals Obama's thunder for next week or is a false flag attack to deflect attention, what's the main goal here?

1. Kim Jong-Il finally went over the edge?

I doubt this happened under his direct command. I think it is just common procedure that they fire upon each other, for win or loss.

2. SK decided to unify Korea as a whole by force?

That ain't gonna happen. South Korea has no real win in doing that. North Korea is just a famine-ridden mess.

3. US needs a new call to glory?

They have plenty as it is. The last they want is war with North Korea...again.

My concerns are this:

1. How will the US provide support to the SK military when we're stretched to the limit between Iraq, Afghanistan, and drone-firing on Pakistan?

They already have all the support they can get. Besides, they are pretty good at fighting as they are.

2. Draft soon?

Are there any men left to draft?

3. Where is our war materiel boost from the last 7 years of war material production?

Wasted already or being wasted as we speak?



Maybe not much of a post, but you had the "?'s" and I provided some "!'s"

Got to admit this is so so exciting

Time to annailate the north

Any way you look at this, it's not good. Although details are sketchy at this time, does anyone think this isn't a good enough reason for Kimmy to pull the trigger?

He is practically on his death bed and as someone else pointed out, for him, what better way to go out than in a blaze of glory, sending troops and artillery to SK.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this WAS an unprovoked attacked by the north in order to simply put the spotlight on the south to retaliate. Seriously, if this was unprovoked 2 things will race through Kimmy's mind: 1. it's time for war or 2. the south will not respond under anything but an extreme, all out attack on the north's behalf.

Let us all hope that cooler heads prevail in the cabinet meeting going on in the south now, but any way you look at it, Barry is going to have some thinking to do about this one...

This isn't an act of war as a state of war has existed for 50+ years between the North and South. This is just another in a long line of tragic skirmishes between the 2 navies.

Originally posted by Erasurehead
Wow, This could be big news. This could ignite war in Korea again.

Especially considering North Korea just officially dismantled the treaty and claimed they were no longer bound by its demands.

This is not good.

Nothing will come of this. Sad event, yes. Just some flexing of muscle's, and comparing the size of ahem...trust me, war isn't coming from this.

I really hope this starts world war 3..im sick of waiting around for it since we all know its coming. GO KOREA!

Who ever fired the first shot may have no bearing. Under international law if you paint me with a fire control radar, I am justified in firing. When we were playing games with the Bears and Mays back in the 80's certain systems were locked out because using them constituted an act of war. I'm talking radar systems, not weapons systems.

Has anybody given any thought to this being the beginning of a coup in N Korea? You know, somebody down the food chain provoking S Korea. Then the NK leadership goes to their command bunker, bunker goes BOOM! and somebody moves to the top of the food chain. The last thing NK wants to do is throw a nuke. They do that and the country is gone in about three days.

Could this be caused by China? China sinks the boat. SK gets pissed at NK and China moves into NK to quiet things down and removes that thorn from their side.

All kinds of possibilities here. Little things like this are how big wars start.

Originally posted by IanC99000310
Got to admit this is so so exciting

Time to annailate the north

I hope you were joking, millions would die on both sides if a war broke out.

As for the story, i don't think there is enough info yet. Certainly keeping my eye on the situation though.