I disagree. I think US aerial assaults on NK could be incredibly devastating by themselves. Also, how would a conventional assault suddenly legitimize a nuclear launch? NK's small cache of ICBM's, assuming they really can be delivered to the US, would kill Americans....and that would be tragic. But the result of that launch would be the nuclear destruction of the Republic of North Korea.
You say they have nothing to lose....I would argue they'd be risking their very existence. Scary part? Jong just might be crazy enough to consider that a risk worth taking :/ > > Brian wrote: > > I think you are right....but just how far do you think they would get with > > their war? > > I think quite far. The NKs have never accepted the UN imposed > territorial waters borders and there's skirmishs there all of the > time. I wouldn't be surprised to see NK launch a StS missile or 2 at > the Americans. > > What would we do? We can't invade because we don't have the troops > and we're afraid of their reaction; and we can't really bomb them > because then they could legimately launch ICBMs or continue to harass > our ships. > > The bottom line is I think they could kill a lot of people before the > US would commit to all out war and then that would definitely kill a > lot of people and we'd have to ignore the Middle East while we're > doing it. > > Look at how many resources Hussein's 2 bit chop shop is using up. > > If North Korea decides to provoke us, we're in big trouble. > <snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133657 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
