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Still scary and you know that using those would escalate everything. Tashmere Send a noteboard - 24/05/2010 03:26:12 PM
I think that one reason that people advoid the subject of what is going on in Korea is that it is completely out of our area of influence. There is nothing that we can do to stop or affect what is going to happen and unlike the tabloid stories we argue about, this one does have the potential to change and ruin our lives.

Sometimes sticking your head in the sand can sound very tempting.
This message last edited by Tashmere on 24/05/2010 at 05:36:59 PM
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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 1228 Views
I was wondering when something would be posted about this - 24/05/2010 02:49:54 PM 920 Views
haha. I love that mental image - 24/05/2010 02:51:53 PM 837 Views
But does North Korea really listen to China that much anymore? - 24/05/2010 02:55:04 PM 863 Views
that might well be a good point - 24/05/2010 03:20:32 PM 824 Views
Very interesting point. That is a wild card. *NM* - 24/05/2010 03:27:53 PM 310 Views
The explaination I have heard... - 24/05/2010 09:05:40 PM 872 Views
I don't know... - 24/05/2010 09:49:25 PM 780 Views
No, because China doesn't want us in the region. - 25/05/2010 12:20:47 AM 850 Views
Um, wasn't that pretty much always understood? - 25/05/2010 12:08:12 AM 783 Views
yah, it doesn't look to be a good situation - 24/05/2010 02:50:08 PM 837 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 862 Views
mm. well I don't much like that either, to be honest. - 24/05/2010 03:00:29 PM 835 Views
Wikipedia is your friend. - 24/05/2010 03:08:33 PM 1026 Views
ah mk. Thanks!! - 24/05/2010 04:39:49 PM 790 Views
Still scary and you know that using those would escalate everything. - 24/05/2010 03:26:12 PM 797 Views
Korea is directly in our sphere of influence - 24/05/2010 03:37:18 PM 755 Views
I meant "we" in a personal sense, not a national sense. - 24/05/2010 05:36:40 PM 910 Views
In a personal sense, we could hijack a nuclear silo and shoot an ICBM at Pyongyang. - 24/05/2010 05:50:52 PM 728 Views
Oh yuck - there are far better ways. - 24/05/2010 06:01:44 PM 776 Views
yah... - 24/05/2010 06:27:37 PM 813 Views
Re: yah... - 24/05/2010 06:34:13 PM 799 Views
That would totally blow my cover of being a nerdy little grandma. - 24/05/2010 09:37:28 PM 755 Views
I don't think the US could, if China decided to get involved - 24/05/2010 08:45:23 PM 741 Views
A part of me says just get it over with - 24/05/2010 03:21:06 PM 732 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 893 Views
I agree - 24/05/2010 04:17:19 PM 909 Views
Pretty much agree with all of that. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:17:27 PM 339 Views
I'm trying not to. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:25:06 PM 315 Views
This. *NM* - 24/05/2010 05:28:20 PM 340 Views
I understand - 24/05/2010 06:00:09 PM 749 Views
Yes - 24/05/2010 06:05:25 PM 753 Views
i agree - 24/05/2010 06:28:37 PM 772 Views
This has disaster written all over it *NM* - 24/05/2010 08:39:37 PM 328 Views
Technically, weren't we always? - 24/05/2010 08:51:29 PM 757 Views
Exactly. - 25/05/2010 12:07:32 AM 818 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 326 Views
No one wants to resume the Korean War. - 24/05/2010 11:27:12 PM 871 Views
China does. - 25/05/2010 12:29:11 AM 829 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 840 Views
Well, it would be more accurate to say they want a conflict, yes. - 25/05/2010 01:15:23 AM 843 Views
No, they don't - 25/05/2010 01:24:17 AM 817 Views
North Korea is not acting suicidal? Are you kidding? - 25/05/2010 02:41:29 AM 781 Views
The internal political dynamic in North Korea is such that they constantly need a crisis. - 25/05/2010 03:03:59 AM 809 Views
You are missing the main point. - 25/05/2010 03:36:37 AM 854 Views
I'm not saying it's nothing new. - 25/05/2010 03:57:40 AM 819 Views
Your response highlights the ultimate problem: the crisis will have to keep getting bigger. - 25/05/2010 07:44:19 PM 767 Views
Yes, that is the danger. - 26/05/2010 09:04:36 PM 904 Views
Fair enough. I misunderstood your position before. - 26/05/2010 12:31:52 AM 800 Views

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