Thread: North Korean strike timed?

South Korea and the USA were carrying out a military exercise RIGHT on the border of North Korea. North Korea warned them; "if you fire rockets over our airspace, then we will retaliate." SK and the US fired rockets over North Korean airspace, despite the warning... . North Korea retaliated, as they had said they would.
The story as it appeared in mainstream Western papers was heavily skewed. Ie propaganda.

Why must the USA and South Korea have exercises on the border of North Korea?

I think it is because they want every opportunity to depict North Korea as a very dangerous and evil country, to pave the way for future US control of North Korea. In reality North Korea is just a is a backwards thrid world dictatorship that wants to be left alone. But they are sitting on some prime real estate in Asia and I think the US would love the idea of occupying the WHOLE Korean peninsula, not just the South. Very snug location at the crossroads of Asia, on the border with China and very close to Vladivostok.

I think both North Korea and South Korea are playing very clever mind games with each other.

As for the nuclear capabilities of North Korea: What a joke. Nobody in the world is afraid of that. Using nukes is suicidal and the only reason a country wants it is as a deterrent to an invasion. South Korea already has US nukes. Furthermore North Korea says it wants nuclear power because it can't afford oil and has sersious energy shortages.

What have Russian papers been saying about this?

From my understanding North Korea fired missles over Japan. I also believed we warned them not to as well. Based on that we are then free to start bombing whatever we see fit. Because we warned you. Or is that propadanga? I also believe these excercises have been occuring for sometime say 40 years. Seems a little late to start shelling cilivians.

Why must the USA and South Korea have exercises on the border of North Korea?
Where else would they be held Las Vegas? These joint excerises have been going on for some time. This is not some new phenomenon.

As for the nuclear capabilities of North Korea: What a joke. Nobody in the world is afraid of that.
One nuclear bomb is no joke. And that is plenty to be worried about. Actually i dont think its sucide to fire a nuke if the otherside does not have one. S Korea nor Japan have a nuclear device. I am pretty sure if the N Korea did fire a nuclear bomb at the South the reprecussions would not be sucide. Because the US would not fire a nuke at them. Cant China would probably declare war on the US.

In reality North Korea is just a is a backwards thrid world dictatorship that wants to be left alone.
That cant be true. If you want to be left alone you dont sink your neighbors sub. Shell there people. Attempt to fire missles over Japan immediately after you just successfully underground tested a nuclear bomb. You dont threaten them with anniliation on a regular basis. Maybe thats what you call trying to be left alone...but i dont.

Furthermore North Korea says it wants nuclear power because it can't afford oil and has sersious energy shortages.
Its possible and easier to do this an not have weapons grade material. That has not been the approach they have taken. Rather they have gone out of there way to develop weapons grade material. Now who is spewing propaganda.

But they are sitting on some prime real estate in Asia and I think the US would love the idea of occupying the WHOLE Korean peninsula, not just the South. Very snug location at the crossroads of Asia, on the border with China and very close to Vladivostok.
How exactly are we going to own this real estate? Do we own Germany? Do we own France? Do we own Japan? Do we own South Korea? Do we own Afghanistan? Do we own Iraq? If anything all of these places have become are worst competiors and headaches for us.

I am not sure how you sleep at night. You rush to the defense of a horrible dictator. But i suppose you probably think that is propaganda as well.

Originally Posted by Hanna

In reality North Korea is just a is a backwards thrid world dictatorship that wants to be left alone

Do the people of N. Korea want to be left alone with that dictatorship? I bet you wouldn't. If the crappy dictator turns the people into animals and doesn't actually plan to turn them back, then I suppose, intervention of the world community is really needed.

Nerms, you're laying a bit thick. We're not that unreasonable.

Originally Posted by Eric C.

Do the people of N. Korea want to be left alone with that dictatorship? I bet you wouldn't.

They would. You wouldn't probably believe it, but they ADORE their government (most of them). There is some dissent, of course, but they're told that their lives are miserable because of the South and the Americans and they believe it. It's hard to believe for you, maybe, because you don't know how propaganda brainwashing can affect human minds, but those like me who was born in the USSR times will understand and believe this. In order for N. Korean government to fall you'd need several years of heavy couter-propaganda campaign first. Military assault on North Korea will only strengthen their resolve - they will defend not only their home, but the very core of their ideas about what's right and what's wrong.
Asians do not think individually, but consider themselves as a part of whole, a nation. They have collectivist minds and individual values do not loom very large in their views.