Ted " Now, if somebody could explain the explanation?"
Oh Grasshopper,
What part you mean?
DMZ to mean "Firewall" is a cheap usurpation of a term deriving from a human
tragedy that technically is not finished.
Korean War ended with an armistice, and the Imjin River to the South and the
Military Demarcation Line on the North (roughly at the 38th parallel) are the
boundries of the DMZ. In the 1950's the US Marine Corps' 1st Provisional
Demilitarized Zone Police Co was established to police the UN's portion of the
DMZ.
(Armistice: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss
peace terms)
By the time the armistice was signed in 1953, two years after truce talks
began, U.N. casualties were estimated at more than 550,000 -- while North
Korean and Chinese casualties were believed to be around 1.5 million. As part
of the cease-fire, both sides agreed to withdraw 2 kilometers along the final
battleground and establish a demilitarized zone along the armistice line -- a
zone that still exists today.
Note:
The North Korean People's Army is one million strong. Maybe
has nuks.
Asked whether he thought the North Koreans might feel emboldened because of the
United States' focus on Iraq and the campaign against terrorism, Mr. Rumsfeld
said, "If they do, it would be a mistake." "We are capable of fighting two
major regional conflicts," Mr. Rumsfeld said. "We're capable of winning
decisively in one and swiftly defeating in the case of the other. And let there
be no doubt about it."
(Now I'm confused) Stay tuned.
(Paint-ball is to war as Firewall is to DMZ)
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