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.
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.
They're happier with the status quo of North Korea, their ally, being on their doorstep than they would be with a unified Korea that was allied with the West.
It is not too likely that N. Korea will start shooting nukes at China. And if North Korea happens to fire some nukes off that hurt the west? Well China wins.
Oh, by the way...has anyone noticed how close the Korean peninsula is to war?
- 24/05/2010 02:04:12 PM
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I was wondering when something would be posted about this
- 24/05/2010 02:49:54 PM
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- 24/05/2010 02:49:54 PM
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But does North Korea really listen to China that much anymore?
- 24/05/2010 02:55:04 PM
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that might well be a good point
- 24/05/2010 03:20:32 PM
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The explaination I have heard...
- 24/05/2010 09:05:40 PM
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Kim made one of his rare trips outside of North Korea about two weeks ago.
- 26/05/2010 07:49:18 AM
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yah, it doesn't look to be a good situation
- 24/05/2010 02:50:08 PM
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If there were a war with North Korea the US has the resources to deal with it.
- 24/05/2010 02:56:39 PM
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mm. well I don't much like that either, to be honest.
- 24/05/2010 03:00:29 PM
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Still scary and you know that using those would escalate everything.
- 24/05/2010 03:26:12 PM
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Korea is directly in our sphere of influence
- 24/05/2010 03:37:18 PM
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I meant "we" in a personal sense, not a national sense.
- 24/05/2010 05:36:40 PM
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In a personal sense, we could hijack a nuclear silo and shoot an ICBM at Pyongyang.
- 24/05/2010 05:50:52 PM
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- 24/05/2010 05:50:52 PM
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That would totally blow my cover of being a nerdy little grandma.
- 24/05/2010 09:37:28 PM
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A part of me says just get it over with
- 24/05/2010 03:21:06 PM
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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
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I'm trying not to. *NM*
- 24/05/2010 05:25:06 PM
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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
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No one wants to resume the Korean War.
- 24/05/2010 11:27:12 PM
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China does.
- 25/05/2010 12:29:11 AM
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No, they don't
- 25/05/2010 12:54:49 AM
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Well, it would be more accurate to say they want a conflict, yes.
- 25/05/2010 01:15:23 AM
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No, they don't
- 25/05/2010 01:24:17 AM
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I'm saying the Cold War isn't over, since it was never about capitalism vs. communism to begin.
- 25/05/2010 01:41:28 AM
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North Korea is not acting suicidal? Are you kidding?
- 25/05/2010 02:41:29 AM
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The internal political dynamic in North Korea is such that they constantly need a crisis.
- 25/05/2010 03:03:59 AM
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You are missing the main point.
- 25/05/2010 03:36:37 AM
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I'm not saying it's nothing new.
- 25/05/2010 03:57:40 AM
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Your response highlights the ultimate problem: the crisis will have to keep getting bigger.
- 25/05/2010 07:44:19 PM
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Yes, I've been watching with morbid curiosity and a little sick feeling in my stomach.
- 25/05/2010 02:47:53 AM
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