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originally posted by: angeldoll
a reply to: Riffrafter
AS IF we would put boots on the ground in NK. Not happening.
originally posted by: Riffrafter
originally posted by: angeldoll
a reply to: Riffrafter
AS IF we would put boots on the ground in NK. Not happening.
We've already seen that movie...actually we acted in it.
Agreed - not happening. We might go in and do mop-up in an alternate scenario, but I think China has this thing wired & waxed already. And we're OK with that. We'll take Xi over little Kim every day and twice on Sunday...
originally posted by: knowledgehunter0986
a reply to: Tempter
# is about to hit the fan.. those are invading numbers.
originally posted by: Slave2theTruth
a reply to: Tempter
I am hoping that it is China making a move AGAINST North Korea and not sending a message to the United States to stay the F out of NK.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
China does act imperial in its surroundings, but on a global scale nowhere near what the US does.
originally posted by: Matt11
The supreme leader of N. korea (and his predecessors) are very ignorant dictators. Always provoking other nations, for seemingly no reasons causing the unending sanctions against them. It's only the citizens who are suffering. while that fat pig Kim is living lavish in a palace, sipping on Hennessy and executing family members just for fun.
IMO when it comes down to it, it is China's fault this is all happening. Sure Kim Jong un is directly responsible, but only because they know China is backing them. Why China is supporting them so much I have no clue, sure they make money being the main supplier of good s, but to China that's chump change to their overall economic monopoly.
What is beyond me is that China is obviously a world power and very smart people. Why the hell would they always want the international community to always telling them "hey china when are you going to tell. . Korea to chill out". Eventually the U.S. is going to get tired or begging China and go ahead with a preemptive strike, or Kim Jong un with start a war himself. I'm sure China doesn't want to get indirectly dragged into a war over a # stain like Kim.
If China has any compassion for N. Korean citizens then they should let the U.S. forcefully remove Kim from power. His people (aside from peyongyang mostly) are suffering on a grand scale from starvation, being randomly kid napped to work in labor camps, and more.
Let trump tell china to let the U.S. take Kim and his entire regime out and they'll get to annex n. Korea and take it for themselves, with no questions asked. I'm sure they'll be on board with that. And in turn the N. Koreans will have a lot better quality of life.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I was thinking....
Trump talked big for a long time about things that probably frightened China. His talk about trade changes, etc., put China just where he wanted them. Maybe all along Trump planned to use that to leverage China to do something about North Korea. Perhaps he agreed to something related to trade in exchange for China doing something about NK.
The Art of the Deal....
I am also certain that whatever Trump agreed to will still be good for American trade.