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Originally posted by jonnywhite
reply to post by MariaLida
You know, lately with the complete shutting off of the economic pipeline between North and South and now this warning to embassies to evacuate, I feel this s*** is getting real.
I've worried about it in passing for several weeks. For that matter, we've been hearing from N Korea for months and years, so it's not all that new. But their ratcheting up of the rhetoric is now being followed with actions that could potentially lead to the US or S Korea to act in self-defense.
This is the boy who cried wolf meme in reverse. The boy is saying he'll attack, but he never does. This has led to the public not caring about it so much. However, the recent events could be a sign that N Korea is serious; despite how crazy that sounds. If this is so and N Korea continues to follow its rhetoric with actions then it's only a matter of time before the US or S Korea calls for either a pre-emptive strike or an attack in anticipation of a N Korean military advance.edit on 5-4-2013 by jonnywhite because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jonnywhite
I absolutely agree with you that this will, if it were to become full-scale, would result in a lot of lives lost. Look at Iraq. They said it would be over in a few weeks. They acted like the whole operation would be done with a month or so and the Iraqi people would applause us and retake their country. But it didn't happen that way. Street to street fighting and LED's and so on. Thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of lives lost. Former cities reduced to ruin. A slowly recovering populace.
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by Destinyone
But in this case, the child has a gun and doesn't think about the consequences of using it. Scary stuff. Hope everyone calms down.
Originally posted by deviant300
reply to post by wlasikiewicz
I'm british and we wont budge we like to fight till the end
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by littled16
I agree with what you said, but, I had to cover up your avatar to read it...cute but too distracting!
Originally posted by JayinAR
I coulda sworn I read last night that he was saying this was going down yesterday or today. Now its the 10th??
Come on Lil' Kim. Time to put up or shut up. I am familiar with the history of North Korean sabre rattling, but this is a little extreme even for them.
Let's get on with it. Or not. I personally would rather not, but I grow tired of this threatening posturing.
Originally posted by JayinAR
I coulda sworn I read last night that he was saying this was going down yesterday or today. Now its the 10th??
Come on Lil' Kim. Time to put up or shut up. I am familiar with the history of North Korean sabre rattling, but this is a little extreme even for them.
Let's get on with it. Or not. I personally would rather not, but I grow tired of this threatening posturing.
Originally posted by angelchemuel
Originally posted by thoughtsfull
Putting my silly jokes to one side, I do find it interesting, if worrisome that this new information is offering a date where they can not offer safety beyond.. 10th April..
Is there anything happening around the 10th that would mean they could not guarantee an embassies safety? (aside from hot air and bluster)
Just that all TV in UK will be 'down' as all digital boxes are being 'upgraded'...there's a coincidence now!
Rainbows
Jane
Originally posted by feelingconnected
I also have a deep seeded worry about who's side china will be on. But I really don't know enough about the situation, it's just some gut feeling. Hoping china can pull the rains in a bit on its friend.