This morning various news agencies are reporting a warlike provocation by the communist despotism known as North Korea. Apparently, the North Koreans launched an artillery bombardment of a South Korean island, without warning and with no justification. South Korean armed services went on high alert after returning fire.
In the family of nations, North Korea has long been viewed as a pariah, governed by political fanatics with hair-pin triggers. This event follows, by only a few months, an unprovoked North Korean sinking of a South Korean Navy ship with substantial loss of life. The North Koreans, or Norks as some call them, seem to be spoiling for a fight. South Korea and the US, however, have endured many of such provocations since the 1953 armistice in order to avoid war.
North Korea has been developing nuclear weapons for several years now and are selling their nuclear technology to other rogue states like Iran. It seems only a question of time before the Northern fanatics trigger a new war in Asia, one that could involve nuclear weapons. If they are going to do it, what better time for it than now, when a wimp is president of the United States?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Funny how this was not tried when Bushiltersatan was in office... Why? Because Bush would have sent over every B-52 we had and cratered the NK military with them. Each BUFF can carry 75,000 pounds of bombs...
And with today's smart bombs that is a whole lot of shock and awe to rain down...
Vegas, yes, perceived weakness emboldens the world's tyrants. I do hope the military has an offensive plan in place for the Norks, and I am sure they do.
Stogie,
This is my first posting to your blog. I appreciate your site and the commentary you provide on a regular basis. I'd like to now comment myself on the developing situation on the Korean peninsula. The continual provocations and acts of violence coming out of Pyongyang wouldn't be an issue if the West had refused to call it just a "police action" during 1950-1953 and actually had Truman allowed MacArthur to prosecute the war with utmost vigor and determination. We could have crushed the Communists as in the early stages things were actually favorable for an Allied victory; even China was reeling in defeat at the time as MacArthur was driving them back. Then Truman refused to allow MacArthur to pursue the enemy and defeat him on MacArthur's own terms and sacked him when MacArthur protested. I'm sorry for making this such a long post. But the point I'm trying to make, I suppose, is that if we had taken care of business all those years ago and done it right, we wouldn't be seeing these sorts of things continually happening today. Thanks for your time, Stogie. I hope you have a great day.
Philosophe,
Your understanding of the history of the Korean conflict matches my own. Yes, Truman was far too timid in pursuing the war. Refusing to bomb the bridges over the Yalu River was a disgrace, and it resulted in many American deaths.
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