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"In retrospect, invading North Korea in 2003 would have been a far better choice than Iraq." Yeah. Sure. With Seoul in range of NK artillery and poison gas gre

by tiatia 10y ago

"In retrospect, invading North Korea in 2003 would have been a far better choice than Iraq." Yeah. Sure. With Seoul in range of NK artillery and poison gas grenades. By the way, do you know why NK still exists and will exist for a very long time? Because it has 2 boarders with superpowers, China and Russia. And both powers have zero interest that the US soldiers, stationed in SK, move close to their boarders. Invading NK looks easy on paper. But the long tail risk is enormous. Do you know why 2 Korean states exits at all? It was not the North Koreans that brought the US army to halt. But yeah, for sure this time the Russians and Chinese won't bother.

rl3 10y ago
>Do you know why 2 Korean states exits at all? It was not the North Koreans that brought the US army to halt. Obviously. The Chinese and Russians wouldn't engage in direct combat with the US in this day and age, though. Proxy war or no proxy war. They would of course provide material support for any resistance, assuming there would be one. However, I suspect the North Korean populace's forced reverence for Kim Jong-Un isn't exactly on the same level as say, the Mujahideen's religious fervor. >But yeah, for sure this time the Russians and Chinese won't bother. Is that sarcasm? I genuinely can't tell. Direct conflict with the US is a terrible idea, and both countries know that.
- tiatia 10y ago
  "Is that sarcasm? I genuinely can't tell. Direct conflict with the US is a terrible idea, and both countries know that." The US has not enough soldiers in South Korea to face CN or RU. RU could probably take out US carriers and planes "at will" with their unmatched rocket technology. The last thing I heard was that RU jamming technology is also far ahead of the curve. And they have a nuclear arsenal to match the US. At the same time, RU has a boarder with NK while the US supply lines would be far stretched. By the way, it was the end of the German Empire when the king decided to "kick the Serbs in the nuts"

by tiatia 10y ago

rl3 10y ago

>Do you know why 2 Korean states exits at all? It was not the North Koreans that brought the US army to halt. Obviously. The Chinese and Russians wouldn't engage in direct combat with the US in this day and age, though. Proxy war or no proxy war. They would of course provide material support for any resistance, assuming there would be one. However, I suspect the North Korean populace's forced reverence for Kim Jong-Un isn't exactly on the same level as say, the Mujahideen's religious fervor. >But yeah, for sure this time the Russians and Chinese won't bother. Is that sarcasm? I genuinely can't tell. Direct conflict with the US is a terrible idea, and both countries know that.

tiatia 10y ago
"Is that sarcasm? I genuinely can't tell. Direct conflict with the US is a terrible idea, and both countries know that." The US has not enough soldiers in South Korea to face CN or RU. RU could probably take out US carriers and planes "at will" with their unmatched rocket technology. The last thing I heard was that RU jamming technology is also far ahead of the curve. And they have a nuclear arsenal to match the US. At the same time, RU has a boarder with NK while the US supply lines would be far stretched. By the way, it was the end of the German Empire when the king decided to "kick the Serbs in the nuts"