At 08:55 AM 8/13/01, Jeroen wrote:
>At 23:16 12-8-01 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
>
>> > Below are links to a few websites that debunk the claim that landmines are
>> > necessary in Korea.
>> >
>>
>>I read the websites you cited, and what they proved is that the concept that
>>they are needed is not universally agreed upon. How does the existence of
>>contrary opinions constitute a debunking?
>
>This is not just "contrary opinions", Dan. As pointed out somewhere on
>those sites, there is no need for landmines, because:
>
>(1) The North Korean leaders are very aware of the superior firepower of
>the US and therefore the stupidity of even *attempting* an invasion.
It didn't stop them 50 years ago, when they and everyone else in the world
knew the US had the ultimate in "superior firepower" and could have used it
to stop the invasion . . .
--Ronn! :)
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