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North Korea publicly condemned the use of its flag by U.S. and South Korean forces during a war simulation as a "grave" provocation—and further justification for its nuclear program.
"It is an extremely grave military action and politically-motivated provocation to fire live bullets and shells at the flag of a sovereign state without a declaration of war," the North Korean foreign ministry said in a statement on state-run media on Sunday.
Approximately 2,000 U.S. and South Korean troops took part in Friday's simulation, according to Agence France-Presse—the "largest single-day joint live-fire exercise," timed to mark the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The joint military drills took place at a training field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the North Korean border. U.S. and South Korean forces are also staging a three-day naval drill in the Yellow Sea.
According to the news agency, it was unclear whether the flag was hit during the exercise..
Who was in charge of the war games I wonder?
According to the news agency, it was unclear whether the flag was hit during the exercise.
Originally posted by Azadok2day
reply to post by liejunkie01
So the north is pissed we used a flag to denote the area to attack in the war games and you agree with this. The north is one of the most depraved nations ever to sit in authority on this earth . The evil they do is unimaginable and you worry about upsetting them by using the countries flag as a demarcation point .
Originally posted by Azadok2day
reply to post by liejunkie01
So the north is pissed we used a flag to denote the area to attack in the war games and you agree with this. The north is one of the most depraved nations ever to sit in authority on this earth . The evil they do is unimaginable and you worry about upsetting them by using the countries flag as a demarcation point .
Originally posted by concernedcitizen519
Blah, blah, blah; more empty threats.
How do people of the world accept this crap?
Originally posted by 12voltz
Didnt North K blow up a ship ,the Cheonan ,last year and still havent recieved any retribution
Its a flag, A tip of the hat and a quiet " we good now" should suffice. Paybacks a bitch
Originally posted by SyphonX
Originally posted by Azadok2day
reply to post by liejunkie01
So the north is pissed we used a flag to denote the area to attack in the war games and you agree with this. The north is one of the most depraved nations ever to sit in authority on this earth . The evil they do is unimaginable and you worry about upsetting them by using the countries flag as a demarcation point .
Wake the hell up.
As 1st world nations, it's above the realm of common sense that you do not intentionally provoke warring nations with acts of irresponsible idiocy. You do not blow up other countries flags and fire bullets at it and act like it's "okay". I don't care what North Korea has done.. it has less to do with "respect for North Korea" and more to do with "respect for the Volatile state of the World" and not upsetting the balance.
Where do you people come from with your absurd obfuscation.edit on 25-6-2012 by SyphonX because: (no reason given)