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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby AdJeCtIv3 » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:25 am

I think it's funny how the West always asks China to sort out the North Koreans.

It's like when you were at school and the older boys would say something to you like "Could you please ask your little brother to stop xxx"

As for the missile, It's just another bargaining chip. I can't see anything more than the most superficial of sanctions being applied.

It's funny how diplomatic the West can be when the country they are dealing with has a nuke or three.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby Mr.Yankees » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:09 am

Jethro, North Korea has the third largest standing military not first but those are just numbers. Though, I have to admit, they are capable of doing some damage, especially to South Korea and even Japan.

Their leaders are not crazy at all. They are very calculating people.

I know the Russians said it was successful but it wasn't. NORAD (Northern Command) said it wasn't and I trust them much more than the Russians who were thousands of miles away.

There is going to be no war in the near future. So, no need to start digging up a bomb shelter just yet.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby Xanathos » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:45 am

Mr. Yankees, I would tend to agree with both your statements. I think we should worry more about Obama's reaction, which was weak at best. I hope he changes his attitude when responding to an international incident.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby elryacko » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:48 am

We should shoot rockets down. We have the ABM capability. It's not like they are capable of building a sputnik anyway.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby Mr.Yankees » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:44 am

Why shoot something down that will fall in the ocean anyways? No point in wasting such expensive technology. Aside from that, the international crisis would be massive if the US took that action.

To my knowledge, the US is trying to convince the North Koreans that they can't keep it up. They will simply fail. That's the message we are trying to get across. Now, is it working? I don't know. I trust Secretary Clinton will make such statement known to the North Korean and we can only hope the Security Council takes some action. It'd be difficult but nothing is impossible.

Right now, there is not much we can do about it besides punish them somehow. Most likely economically.

Obama does need to get going though. He is a very gifted orator and he needs to put that in practice. It's his first crisis, so let's given him another chance. Hopefully, he'll take a tougher stance next time.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby elryacko » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:52 am

Well for one thing, we shoot our own rockets up and shoot them down for tests. This'll be cheaper, and it's not like any satellite they produce would work.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby JuliaAJA » Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:31 pm

Eldascar wrote:Everyone knows Putin protects Russia, Chuck Norris the U.S.A, and a army of super powered Kung Fu Warriors China. So the chances of WW III lasting long are slim to nil.


tdurden21 wrote:In Soviet Russia, missile launches you!

Sorry...had to say that.


Both funny.
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Re: First Topic! North Korean Missile launch..

Postby Captain-Socialist » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:42 pm

Not as bad a Iran getting weapons.

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