Comments on: Similarities In Reconciliation Between Korea & Iraq

By: gerry

gerry — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:01:37 +0000

The divisions were in Iraq for a long time. The 1st Gulf war set the resistance in movement, and the US did not follow up. Should we have? I don't know, but Sadam rapidly and brutaly squashed it.

So in the end the US did create the environment for change, when the large oppressed majority took control from the much smaller minority.

It remains a problem. More for the minority who are now being persecuted for past sins.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:38:15 +0000

Pretty much everyone wants status quo on North Korea, except the North Korean civilians.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:33:52 +0000

There has long been historical divisions in Iraq but it didn't turn bloody after the overthrow of Saddam until these divisions were stoked by outside forces. Much like in Korea immediately after the defeat of Japan it took time for outside forces to stoke bloodshed due to the historical animosities on the peninsula.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:30:26 +0000

Preventing South Korean carpetbaggers is one of the reasons why I have been promoting North Korean property rights post-unification: http://rokdrop.com/2009/04/26/why-it-is-important...

By: The Expat

The Expat — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:14:58 +0000

And who created the environment in Iraq where they turn on each other? Timetable or not, the division will be lasting and it has nothing to do with those trying to get troops out.

By: Cloying_Odor

Cloying_Odor — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:27:21 +0000

Unification of Korea will only change the North Koreans from slaves to the communist party to slaves of the Cheabol. The South Korean companies that even now are profiting from slave labor at the Keasong indutrial prison camp will move in and take ownership of every last piece of the North. North Koreans will be treated as second class citizens by their South Korean cousins and many after having their very tightly controlled world view smashed will commit suicide or become criminals or vagrants. Meanwhile the social costs will bankrupt the South Korean economy reducing the standard of living to pre 1980 levels. It will take 50 years for Korea to recover from the disaster as the U.S. and Japan watch in silence.

Or not. You can't really predict the future.

By: Matt Strum

Matt Strum — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:00:37 +0000

I LOVE ????. I even recently added a review on my blog with a few clips I enjoyed. Such a great look into the Korean war and the immense personal struggles many most likely went through. Anyways, yeah, healing the wounds of war and separation is definitely going to take a while sadly. Unification in Germany was a whole different matter which will most likely not happen with the Koreas. Hopefully we'll be pleasantly surprised, but only history can tell.