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The threats are credible in that they would have no qualms about executing them, not in that they will fail to be averted. > It's just posturing, and "putting
by microcolonel 9y ago
The threats are credible in that they would have no qualms about executing them, not in that they will fail to be averted.
> It's just posturing, and "putting Nuclear Bombers on 24-hour alert" is also just posturing.
That's exactly my point: there's nothing one-sided about this. DPRK is playing their hand, the U.S. must play theirs.
- Bendingo 9y ago> the U.S. must play theirs Or, as the far stronger side, the US could de-escalate. Not only is this the less-risky option, but it would also garner global respect/admiration for the US - something that has been in short supply for a long time.
- microcolonel 9y agoHow do you suggest they de-escalate (without the use of military posturing) a situation where DPRK threatens the very existence of two of our greatest allies, perpetually? I'm sure you realize that if DPRK is left to their own devices, they will develop a sufficient deterrent to simply saunter into ROK, and face no foreign intervention.