Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 59 (9164 total)
3 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,929 Year: 4,186/9,624 Month: 1,057/974 Week: 16/368 Day: 16/11 Hour: 0/0


EvC Forum ⇒ Side Orders ⇒ Coffee House ⇒

North Korea there will be blood?

Thread ▼ Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   North Korea there will be blood?
ringo
Member (Idle past 443 days)
Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005

Normal Thread Display

(3)
Message 52 of 116 (695522)
04-06-2013 1:19 PM 		Reply to: Message 45 by Phat
04-06-2013 3:14 AM

Re: How would others react?
Phat writes:
​
we are quite good at the first stage of a war...its the next stages we are not good at.
Yes, the first stage of a bank robbery is the easy part; walk in and say, "Stick 'em up!"
​
Making it profitable in the long term is the hard part.
​
Historically, the US has been too eager to rush in without an exit strategy. This doesn't seem like a good opportunity to continue that tradition.
This message is a reply to:
 Message 45 by Phat, posted 04-06-2013 3:14 AM Phat has seen this message but not replied
  
ringo
Member (Idle past 443 days)
Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005

Normal Thread Display

(1)
Message 61 of 116 (695809)
04-09-2013 12:45 PM 		Reply to: Message 58 by Phat
04-09-2013 5:01 AM

Re: UN Friendly Rhethoric
Phat writes:
​
We need to defang them before we get bit.
There are about a hundred other nations with slightly smaller fangs. Who's next?
This message is a reply to:
 Message 58 by Phat, posted 04-09-2013 5:01 AM Phat has replied
Replies to this message:
 Message 63 by Phat, posted 04-10-2013 2:13 AM ringo has replied
  
ringo
Member (Idle past 443 days)
Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005

Normal Thread Display

(1)
Message 64 of 116 (695916)
04-10-2013 11:59 AM 		Reply to: Message 63 by Phat
04-10-2013 2:13 AM

Re: UN Friendly Rhethoric
Phat writes:
​
What are we supposed to do, then?
Accept the things you cannot change. Have the courage to change the things you can and the wisdom to know the difference.
​
There will always be dictators with ragtag brainwashed followers. Pulling out your hair and fretting that we should be DOING something won't change that.
​
Choose your battles, don't make the cure worse than the disease... and other assorted cliches.
This message is a reply to:
 Message 63 by Phat, posted 04-10-2013 2:13 AM Phat has seen this message but not replied
  
ringo
Member (Idle past 443 days)
Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005

Normal Thread Display
Message 109 of 116 (696208)
04-13-2013 12:30 PM 		Reply to: Message 107 by Dogmafood
04-13-2013 10:02 AM

Re: US Interests
Prototypical writes:
​
You suggested that the US might be best served by pulling out of S Korea to avoid any US casualties should a war break out ( I think). If this is the approach then why should the US worry about Taiwan or Japan.
If Safeway doesn't have any apples, then why should you think about oranges?
This message is a reply to:
 Message 107 by Dogmafood, posted 04-13-2013 10:02 AM Dogmafood has not replied
  
Date format: mm-dd-yyyy
Timezone: ET (US)
  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024