Time to light up North Korea...

[Steve]

"Steve you need to educate yourself a little more about the DPRK military. The reason civilians are starving is because the government diverts a huge amount of their GNP towards the military. Their military is well fed, well equipped, fanatical, and more importantly they are numerous. And they do have significant fixed defenses, preplanned artillery fires, etc."

Bahahahahah!!!  I guess you have learned nothing.  Before the gulf war in 1991, the same foolishness was spouted about Iraq.  Let me educate you, we kicked the crap out of them and we had very few smart bombs.

Why do you think we would walk up to their defenses and slug it out with them?  You thinking because they have lots of guys in uniform that they are an effective fighting force.  Their army is not well fed or well equipped.  You are right though, they are numerous.  That's a lot of hungry soldiers.

We'll bomb them into submission, and those that do not starve will come crawling out of their holes.

Funked, read some recent history.  You're still thinking in stategies long proven archaic.

[Steve]

"Have you ever seen any of their parades or demonstrations? "


Bahahahah !!!

Yes,   1991 in Iraq.


Baahahahahahahahaahaha!

[OIO]

"Also it's unlikely we would have the amount of air prep time we had against Iraq"

you have a great point right there. NK will not allow a buildup.

[ygsmilo]

The Chinese are not likeing what is going on with ol Kim sum Dum.

They know that NK nukes will in turn the Japanese into a Nuclear player also.  With all the bad blood between the Japanese and the Chinese, that is a bad precedent for Asia.  The Chinese have lost alot of face with the SARS issue, they will be in a position to regain some with a sucessful resolution of this issue.  Where are the NKs defenses the weakest?   Its not in the South.  

Wonder if we can get the UN to pay for a mercenary Chinese army to "occupy" NK ?

[boxboy28]

ya it sould only cost a few YEN right?  



j/k

[narsus]

Starting an anti-ballistic missile system doesn't sound like such a stupid idea after all huh?

[AKIron]

Originally posted by funkedup
If DPRK starts the war, then we would have zero air prep, and they would be able to really put a hurting on ROK targets and cities near the border.

Agree with much of what you say but I wouldn't say we have "zero air prep". We do have a couple of significantly armed US Air Force Bases (F16s) there as do the South Koreans. Also, Kadena is in short striking distance as well, lotta F15s there.

[Syzygyone]

Do you think we don't have the NK fixed defenses pre targeted already.  Do you think that NK has any artillery that we don't know about.

We only used about a third of our cruise missle in OP Iraqi Freedom.  How soon do you think we could get several hundred of them on target in NK?  It wasn't the air prep that took time in this Gulf War.  It was getting the ground troops there.  During the build up, noone except the Pentagon knew that it had chosen to change the 1991 tactics and to launch the ground blitz before the air campaign.  That won't be necessrary in NK I don't think.
More importatnly, I don't think there will be ANY dallying by SK or Japan in using their soil or airspace to support any effort we have to make.

I hope it doens't come to more conbat but if it does, I am not as pessimistic as some on this thread seem to be.  I agree with Steve.  They have a big army but it is ill fed, ill equipped and unpaid and the do not have an ecconomy that can support any kind of conflict.  More importatnly, Russia and China won't help them so what do they have for support.

[FDutchmn]

Originally posted by MrLars
I would hope that the Japanese would be heavely involved in any military action against NK.

It's their backyard and I, for one, would like to see what kind of bellybutton kickin' they could do....if it became necessary.

Our constitution will not allow us to invade another country.  Our hands are tied on this one at the moment.

[rpm]

We should just starve them out then give them to China as a goodwill gesture.

[Jack55]

Originally posted by MrLars
I would hope that the Japanese would be heavely involved in any military action against NK.

It's their backyard and I, for one, would like to see what kind of bellybutton kickin' they could do....if it became necessary.

Yep, could be interesting.

[FDutchmn]

Originally posted by Jack55
Yep, could be interesting.

Our tanks on Korean soil??? Nahhhh.... just the thought of it makes me nervous.

[Arlo]

What's that lil thang? Is that anime noseart?

(Seriously ... sharp)

[AKIron]

I have a pretty strong feeling the South Koreans will NOT be happy with Japanese forces on their peninsula.

[OIO]

Right dutch. But a single NK missile hitting Japan is enough to legally condone the entire JDF overrunning NK.

Yes, the SK's wont be happy, but then again, they will likely be VERY GLAD that the JDF forces are helping out. Itd be like Iraq kinda.. happy that they are there while the bullets fly, but getting pissy n' french after the lead flingin' stops.