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But does North Korea really listen to China that much anymore? Tom Send a noteboard - 24/05/2010 02:55:04 PM
There are certainly elements in the government there that don't seem to be listening to anyone at all. The concern I have is that if those people are running the show, they just might be willing to take things to a point so close to war that something beyond their control could happen at that point.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Oh, by the way...has anyone noticed how close the Korean peninsula is to war? - 24/05/2010 02:04:12 PM 992 Views
I was wondering when something would be posted about this - 24/05/2010 02:49:54 PM 688 Views
haha. I love that mental image - 24/05/2010 02:51:53 PM 609 Views
But does North Korea really listen to China that much anymore? - 24/05/2010 02:55:04 PM 626 Views
that might well be a good point - 24/05/2010 03:20:32 PM 585 Views
Very interesting point. That is a wild card. *NM* - 24/05/2010 03:27:53 PM 215 Views
The explaination I have heard... - 24/05/2010 09:05:40 PM 652 Views
I don't know... - 24/05/2010 09:49:25 PM 547 Views
No, because China doesn't want us in the region. - 25/05/2010 12:20:47 AM 593 Views
Um, wasn't that pretty much always understood? - 25/05/2010 12:08:12 AM 556 Views
yah, it doesn't look to be a good situation - 24/05/2010 02:50:08 PM 602 Views
If there were a war with North Korea the US has the resources to deal with it. - 24/05/2010 02:56:39 PM 622 Views
mm. well I don't much like that either, to be honest. - 24/05/2010 03:00:29 PM 608 Views
Wikipedia is your friend. - 24/05/2010 03:08:33 PM 774 Views
ah mk. Thanks!! - 24/05/2010 04:39:49 PM 563 Views
Still scary and you know that using those would escalate everything. - 24/05/2010 03:26:12 PM 574 Views
Korea is directly in our sphere of influence - 24/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 520 Views
I meant "we" in a personal sense, not a national sense. - 24/05/2010 05:36:40 PM 669 Views
In a personal sense, we could hijack a nuclear silo and shoot an ICBM at Pyongyang. - 24/05/2010 05:50:52 PM 508 Views
Oh yuck - there are far better ways. - 24/05/2010 06:01:44 PM 543 Views
yah... - 24/05/2010 06:27:37 PM 579 Views
Re: yah... - 24/05/2010 06:34:13 PM 555 Views
That would totally blow my cover of being a nerdy little grandma. - 24/05/2010 09:37:28 PM 526 Views
I don't think the US could, if China decided to get involved - 24/05/2010 08:45:23 PM 509 Views
A part of me says just get it over with - 24/05/2010 03:21:06 PM 516 Views
I agree that if war is inevitable, it is much better to start it at a time of our choosing. - 24/05/2010 03:48:36 PM 662 Views
I agree - 24/05/2010 04:17:19 PM 672 Views
Pretty much agree with all of that. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:17:27 PM 242 Views
I'm trying not to. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:25:06 PM 214 Views
This. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:28:20 PM 237 Views
I understand - 24/05/2010 06:00:09 PM 512 Views
Yes - 24/05/2010 06:05:25 PM 526 Views
i agree - 24/05/2010 06:28:37 PM 551 Views
This has disaster written all over it *NM* - 24/05/2010 08:39:37 PM 228 Views
Technically, weren't we always? - 24/05/2010 08:51:29 PM 519 Views
Exactly. - 25/05/2010 12:07:32 AM 574 Views
I try to block it out with thought's of a puppet singing "I'm So Ronery". *NM* - 24/05/2010 10:59:23 PM 231 Views
No one wants to resume the Korean War. - 24/05/2010 11:27:12 PM 631 Views
China does. - 25/05/2010 12:29:11 AM 581 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 611 Views
Well, it would be more accurate to say they want a conflict, yes. - 25/05/2010 01:15:23 AM 606 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 01:24:17 AM 593 Views
North Korea is not acting suicidal? Are you kidding? - 25/05/2010 02:41:29 AM 568 Views
The internal political dynamic in North Korea is such that they constantly need a crisis. - 25/05/2010 03:03:59 AM 585 Views
You are missing the main point. - 25/05/2010 03:36:37 AM 623 Views
I'm not saying it's nothing new. - 25/05/2010 03:57:40 AM 599 Views
Your response highlights the ultimate problem: the crisis will have to keep getting bigger. - 25/05/2010 07:44:19 PM 533 Views
Yes, that is the danger. - 26/05/2010 09:04:36 PM 679 Views
Fair enough. I misunderstood your position before. - 26/05/2010 12:31:52 AM 558 Views

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