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Very interesting point. That is a wild card. *NM* Tashmere Send a noteboard - 24/05/2010 03:27:53 PM

It brings up other issues though - how happy is China with having a rogue state on the doorstep?

I imagine it was seen as quite handy when it was pointed at the US's allies and they had a degree of control on it to keep it in check, probably less useful when it is ignoring China as well and risking starting a nasty war. What china does now will be interesting.
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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 991 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 625 Views
that might well be a good point - 24/05/2010 03:20:32 PM 584 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 650 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 592 Views
Um, wasn't that pretty much always understood? - 25/05/2010 12:08:12 AM 555 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 621 Views
mm. well I don't much like that either, to be honest. - 24/05/2010 03:00:29 PM 607 Views
Wikipedia is your friend. - 24/05/2010 03:08:33 PM 773 Views
ah mk. Thanks!! - 24/05/2010 04:39:49 PM 562 Views
Still scary and you know that using those would escalate everything. - 24/05/2010 03:26:12 PM 573 Views
Korea is directly in our sphere of influence - 24/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 519 Views
I meant "we" in a personal sense, not a national sense. - 24/05/2010 05:36:40 PM 668 Views
In a personal sense, we could hijack a nuclear silo and shoot an ICBM at Pyongyang. - 24/05/2010 05:50:52 PM 507 Views
Oh yuck - there are far better ways. - 24/05/2010 06:01:44 PM 542 Views
yah... - 24/05/2010 06:27:37 PM 578 Views
Re: yah... - 24/05/2010 06:34:13 PM 554 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 508 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 661 Views
I agree - 24/05/2010 04:17:19 PM 671 Views
Pretty much agree with all of that. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:17:27 PM 241 Views
I'm trying not to. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:25:06 PM 213 Views
This. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:28:20 PM 236 Views
I understand - 24/05/2010 06:00:09 PM 511 Views
Yes - 24/05/2010 06:05:25 PM 525 Views
i agree - 24/05/2010 06:28:37 PM 550 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 518 Views
Exactly. - 25/05/2010 12:07:32 AM 573 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 230 Views
No one wants to resume the Korean War. - 24/05/2010 11:27:12 PM 630 Views
China does. - 25/05/2010 12:29:11 AM 580 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 610 Views
Well, it would be more accurate to say they want a conflict, yes. - 25/05/2010 01:15:23 AM 605 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 01:24:17 AM 592 Views
North Korea is not acting suicidal? Are you kidding? - 25/05/2010 02:41:29 AM 567 Views
The internal political dynamic in North Korea is such that they constantly need a crisis. - 25/05/2010 03:03:59 AM 584 Views
You are missing the main point. - 25/05/2010 03:36:37 AM 622 Views
I'm not saying it's nothing new. - 25/05/2010 03:57:40 AM 598 Views
Your response highlights the ultimate problem: the crisis will have to keep getting bigger. - 25/05/2010 07:44:19 PM 532 Views
Yes, that is the danger. - 26/05/2010 09:04:36 PM 678 Views
Fair enough. I misunderstood your position before. - 26/05/2010 12:31:52 AM 557 Views

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