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Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by FidelityMusic
In order for N.K. to be able to cause North America any damage, they'd have to have assistance from the big boys living in their backyard.
It wouldn't be a cakewalk....although it would seem that way initially, especially in the press. Oh, we'd swoop in, destroy everything above ground, establish air superiority, and keep any missiles from flying...
But...
We'd also see a lot more aircraft casualties, more naval casualties, and lots of terror-like attacks in SK, and US interests in the area and surrounding areas. NK would engage in a mentality of "total war" with us, and putting boots on the ground in NK is basically a meat grinder. It's a fool's errand, and hopefully no commander is that dumb. You'd have to have a siege mentality with NK, and wait and starve them out...on their own soil...at least until you identified the bunkers and tunnels to bury them in.
Originally posted by Druscilla
reply to post by PLAYERONE01
Um, is it really necessary to use QUOTE directly after the post you're replying to?
Anyway, I've favorited this thread so, a month from now, or 6 months from now I can come back and say "I told you so".
It's not arrogance when you're right.
Have fun with all the doom porn. It's a fun little bongo to bang on so:
Originally posted by seagull
Before North Korea does something so catastrophically stupid as this... they might want to remember what happened to the last country that made us take the gloves off...
The United States isn't just a superpower... It's the superpower. Yes, North Korea could draw blood...little doubt of that.
Does anyone actually doubt what the outcome would be? Really? With gloves off? Iraq was "shock and awe". This sort of thing would be "extinction level event".
The term "hyperpower" was used to describe the level of power that the United States wields if sufficiently angered.
Iraq had a real army, once upon a time... Where is it now? Mostly dead.
Japan once had an empire...
Don't fool yourselves people, the power that this country can wield against its enemies isn't what it was before Iraq...it's greater. A blooded, experienced military. .
dude....you are still in the middle east trying to fight the Taliban, the only thing that's changed is you now call it "policing" seriously!
And yet you are still having trouble with a few turban wielding muslims in Afghanistan... how long has it been now? More than 10 years at least with little to no progress.
Originally posted by bg_socalif
Personally i believe as long as this Kaesong Industrial complex north of the DMZ continues business, nothing will happen but the continuous saber rattling. It's too economically important for NK.
If they shut the border and keep the South Koreans from commuting to work, then i think hostilities will be imminent.
Originally posted by mbkennel
Originally posted by bg_socalif
Personally i believe as long as this Kaesong Industrial complex north of the DMZ continues business, nothing will happen but the continuous saber rattling. It's too economically important for NK.
If they shut the border and keep the South Koreans from commuting to work, then i think hostilities will be imminent.
Why would they do that? If they don't they have more hostages.