The thought did occur to me, but swiftly followed by Isaacs response.
Joel Send a noteboard - 11/03/2013 05:26:37 PM
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Hell, that by itself might scare the shit out of the North. A mandatory and orderly evacuation of Seoul, with a few aircraft carrier groups parked off the North Korean coast, would put them in a position of "shit or cut bait." I realize that it's almost impossible, but to treat it as a drill, get people to pack their belongings, and then suddenly have it not be a drill and implemented, would be a very strong message. Obviously, you can't do it for long (1-2 days MAXIMUM), so the North either takes the message or you then hit them, hard and with everything you have.
Hell, that by itself might scare the shit out of the North. A mandatory and orderly evacuation of Seoul, with a few aircraft carrier groups parked off the North Korean coast, would put them in a position of "shit or cut bait." I realize that it's almost impossible, but to treat it as a drill, get people to pack their belongings, and then suddenly have it not be a drill and implemented, would be a very strong message. Obviously, you can't do it for long (1-2 days MAXIMUM), so the North either takes the message or you then hit them, hard and with everything you have.
I imagine it WOULD make North Korea pretty anxious, and justifiably. A mass evacuation of Seoul, with the resulting challenges and economic disruptions, not to mention the SOUTH Korean reaction, would be no light undertaking, so North Korea would be unlikely to take it as a bluff: That would almost INVITE a preemptive North Korean strike. The casualties, especially civilian, might be higher than if we just sent stealth fighters in by night to neutralize North Korean artillery and missiles, then immediately followed with ground troops and tank battalions racing across the DMZ, hoping for minimal casualties from mines.
The carnage is all but certain to be appalling however we proceed, but the less time North Korea has to fire into South Korea the less it will be.
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North Korea Withdraws from Korean War Armistice
- 08/03/2013 10:39:44 PM
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Again? Didn't they "tear up the armistice" a few years ago?
- 08/03/2013 10:49:59 PM
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They said they were "no longer obligated" after the second nuke test, and would resist attacks.
- 09/03/2013 10:16:17 PM
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Not to diminish the role of China in this but you're bypassing the actual issue
- 09/03/2013 11:26:18 PM
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I would like it noted I responded to you before you responded to me. 
- 09/03/2013 11:40:18 PM
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- 09/03/2013 11:40:18 PM
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Duly noted
- 10/03/2013 01:03:59 AM
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One word: evacuation.
- 10/03/2013 03:22:42 AM
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The thought did occur to me, but swiftly followed by Isaacs response.
- 11/03/2013 05:26:37 PM
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NK artillery myth
- 10/03/2013 03:59:36 PM
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Seoul isn't the only urban location, refering to it simply saves time
- 10/03/2013 04:38:40 PM
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Well, but one would assume that after an initial salvo the South Koreans would counterstrike.
- 10/03/2013 06:51:34 PM
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Definitely, but you still get a high civilian body toll
- 10/03/2013 08:14:26 PM
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Tactical question: Better by daylight to aid evacuation, or night to avoid detection?
- 11/03/2013 06:48:21 PM
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Daylight, hands down I think
- 11/03/2013 07:22:26 PM
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No, I meant daylight to aid evacuation or night to prevent detecting an attack.
- 11/03/2013 10:14:57 PM
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Night favors us tactically, but it wouldn't keep the attack secret
- 12/03/2013 02:29:53 AM
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I would love to have a solid excuse for us to crush them like a bug.
- 08/03/2013 11:54:22 PM
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It really is a pity that N. Korea isn't located in remote Siberia.
- 09/03/2013 06:09:44 AM
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This. Sadly.
- 09/03/2013 04:38:13 PM
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I am beginning to wonder if China might formally annex North Korea, and the implications of that.
- 11/03/2013 06:24:28 PM
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You do realize you are massively exaggerating on the subject of China, yes?
- 13/03/2013 06:15:32 AM
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Fair point on South Korea; like I say, I would hate to be them right now.
- 09/03/2013 11:22:49 PM
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Wipe those fuckers off the face of the earth. Goddamn I'm tired of those bastards *NM*
- 09/03/2013 02:01:44 AM
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There is little I would like better, but I doubt China would allow it to be that simple.
- 09/03/2013 11:26:30 PM
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Great, another possible war. Don't people get tired of them? *NM*
- 11/03/2013 06:51:38 PM
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Evidently not, but then, this war never truly ended; it was just postponed to a later date.
- 11/03/2013 10:09:09 PM
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You do realize that this is the exact same legal justification for the Iraq invasion?
- 13/03/2013 05:06:51 PM
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