Comments on: ROK Defense Minister Warns Against North Korean Provocation

By: sesame seed

sesame seed — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:24:14 +0000

That bit about blaming Bush is right on. We should have started blaming Truman when he sent troops to Korea in support of a UN resolution. Bush is just going along with the status quo. Sending troops to fight a war without the approval of Congress (declaring war) was/still is unconstitutional.

By: usinkorea

usinkorea — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:56:57 +0000

I've said before recently around the blogs — Pyongyang will have to test another nuke device at some point for confidence reasons both internal and external.

The same is true for the ICBMs too but to a lesser extent.

Who knows? Maybe NK was going to test a nuke in Syria? to throw another wild hair into that jumbled mix….

…but a nuke test in Pakistan or Iran or Syria would do fine to prove to the necessary regime supporters inside NK that they have a working nuke card to play.

The last test must have created some doubts both inside and outside the North about its nuke capability and it needs that stand-off threat….

By: a listener

a listener — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:43:22 +0000

^ I don't know if that was meant to be an intentional rant but I cannot stop laughing.

By: Kingkitty

Kingkitty — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:14:51 +0000

Ok so now the NKs are war starting, food givith to army, nuclear rod toting, drug taking, starving, passing technology to Iran and Syria, pimping out to chinese, death camp landlords, moving watching dear son ing, South Korean Cabnet Killing, Jet blowing upsters, Missle testies, Nuclear bomb blowing, Japanese Citizen kidnapping, war exercise protesting, U2 sighters, …..and now moving in for the attack

I am more concerned with South Korean Driving habits and the way the charge for trash bags….and SO SHOULD YOU. SHAME ON YOU MR ANGER

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:05:56 +0000

The Jane's report is not very good analysis which is why I mentioned that I expect the surrounding players will continue to make sure Kim Jong-il's regime continues to get by. However, I would not consider his regime stable.

It is on chronic life support which means it could collapse in short order if certain life support measures are pulled. However, I don't see anyone including the US willing to remove the life support measures anytime soon.

Thus this regime will continue, the gulags will stay stocked, millions shall remain malnourished, the executions will continue, and the sex slave trade in China will also continue to flourish.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:21:29 +0000

Janes report on the North Korean collapse seems to be predicated on news media reports and no real analysis. North Korea has had monthly shipments of oil from China all winter while fuel deliveries from countries promoting the denuclearization of its ding dong facility have caused the NKs to hold thier first ever military manuevers in years. Along with increased trade with China, these shipments have brought the doomsday scenerio and eminant collapse to an end. One only wonders how much these people get paid to predict when NK will collapse. NK is doing well considering its position.