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Originally posted by Jeremiah Johnson
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
Ummmm North Korea has no resources, that's why the little man in charge throws his temper tantrums.
Originally posted by prexparte
North Korea gets away with it because China is their allies. We obviously fear China or we would stop North Korea...any better answers????
Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
They are also a threat of a successful, nationalist state, which is a threat to US democracy (which is really just globalism by force).
They did not torpedo the South Korean ship. The West claimed this without any real proof.
Originally posted by chuckMFd
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
They did not torpedo the South Korean ship. The West claimed this without any real proof.
Heres some proof: Undisputable proof of North Korean torpedo sinking South Korean ship
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
Um.. they wouldn't have to invade to acquire that. If NK didn't act the way they do (which as I said is a "the mouse that roared" thing) and had friendly relations we would probably be outsourcing jobs to them to just like we do with China and SK.
They wouldn't be invaded, if anyone was trying there have been ample opportunities.
Slayer69-
North Korea "successful" They get all the hand outs they can handle from China and still they are in the pits. I know you support anything Anti US. [We all know about your Agenda] but even you can't be naive enough to believe that North Korea is successful?
minkey53-
Hey Dimitri
Quit taking the drugs and wake up to what's really happening!
Little Kim is a madman, his actions have proven this.
Look at how he treats his own people, he will go to hell forever!
chuckMFd-
Heres some proof: Undisputable proof of North Korean torpedo sinking South Korean ship
canadiandream-
I didn't believe it was US that struck the boat to start a war lol...
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
Yes I am aware. Still doesn't change the facts. The govt doesn't make decisions in the interest of the people, so it's doubtful they would have a problem using labor from NK if the country was more together. Definitely no interest in war.
Actually a lot of companies are probably glad NK is around and would prefer the govt. not attack. It was shown last month that a company had gotten pc games from NK programmers. NK is a bunch of kids playing world leader at the cost of their starving population.
Beijing, North Korea's indispensible ally, has apparently snubbed requests from Pyongyang for a large delivery of rice aid, according to South Korean government sources.
Sources said that Pyongyang has repeatedly requested 500,000 tons of rice, presumably to be doled out to the masses to celebrate enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il's birthday in February, and that of his third son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un, in January.
Originally posted by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi
You are avoiding the main points, that tactic is presumably used because you know I'm correct but still want to argue. The last post you only responded to the starving pop. comment (which if you read anything you would know the number of people hungry there is out of proportion, and thousands have died in famine).
And then in the post before my last you ignored my explanation to make a completely off point comment about globalism/out sourcing for cheap labor.
Originally posted by Sky watcher
Everyone needs to understand that China gives NK orders to pull these stunts. They are trying to distract us while China prepares to invade Taiwan. Soon Iran and NK will be pulling so many stunts that they will have us off guard and China will attack at the same time Iran and Russia make their move on Israel.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced that it is increasing its annual China-related budget next year to 3 billion won ($2.6 million), a nearly eight-fold increase from this year's 390 million won ($340,000). The government is hoping that the increase will send a clear message to China that after a period of tense relations – which included a series of naval drills that irked Beijing – it is ready to talk.
The new budget will cover task forces that tackle anti-Korean sentiment in China and a new China Center that will bring together academics and politicians to craft stronger diplomatic policies. Additionally, a bilateral strategic dialogue between the two nations will advance from the vice-ministerial to the ministerial level.
Unofficial U.S. envoy Bill Richardson has arrived in Pyongyang for talks in North Korea. But also Thursday, the South Korean military announced it would conduct live fire drills on Yeonpyeong Island. (Dec. 16)
By late 1995, the North Korean famine was becoming public knowledge all over the world, and by early 1999 it was being estimated that two to three million people had died prematurely because of the food crisis[18]. Scholars estimate 600,000 died of starvation (other estimates range from 200,000 to 3.5 million).[19] The famine was at its peak in mid 1996 to late 1997, much of the destruction occurred in this year. By 1999, food and development aid reduced famine deaths.