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Lancero

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17. Sadly, we will.

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:15 PM

Aug 2015

It's wishful thinking that we'd be smart enough to pull our people back from SK before SHTF, but the MIC wants them there in the off-chance that NK does start a war since that'd be justification for us to enter.

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If North Korea Declares An All Out War On South .... [View all] global1 Aug 2015 OP

In a New York minute (eom) HassleCat Aug 2015 #1

...but they won't brooklynite Aug 2015 #2

The yearly mutual threats keep the fear level up...good for controlling both populations. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #19

Ummm, we might not have s choice... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #3

No you haven't GP6971 Aug 2015 #5

I thought so, but since I haven't been back... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #9

Forgotten War. So true GP6971 Aug 2015 #15

USAF... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #18

Son Tan shopping!! GP6971 Aug 2015 #22

o..m..g... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #34

the Viking Club... NeoGreen Aug 2015 #36

Plus Korean bands trying to sing GP6971 Aug 2015 #42

About as bad as the Vietnamese trying to emulate American rock bands. GGJohn Aug 2015 #43

Didn't hit Vietnam, GP6971 Aug 2015 #44

Yep. GGJohn Aug 2015 #45

I heard that In Korea in the 60s and 70s GP6971 Aug 2015 #46

LOL!! GGJohn Aug 2015 #47

I preferred OB GP6971 Aug 2015 #41

Of course GP6971 Aug 2015 #4

Yes. We have 35,000 troops there which IS the ROK defense plan jberryhill Aug 2015 #6

Slight correction GP6971 Aug 2015 #8

Actually it is down to 28,500 troops in Korea. davidpdx Aug 2015 #53

We have troops just south of the demilitarized zone. If the North invades the south we are stevenleser Aug 2015 #7

A 2nd Disvision Combat Brigade Team and 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry GP6971 Aug 2015 #12

Not sure but I think the Chinese would hifiguy Aug 2015 #10

Especially considering their trade with the South. GGJohn Aug 2015 #23

Nope. Big-time trade with China hifiguy Aug 2015 #30

Brilliantly riotous: Kim Jong Cartman! (n/m) PJMcK Aug 2015 #62

They won't. Gman Aug 2015 #11

Yes, we go all in. GOLGO 13 Aug 2015 #13

South Korea has nukes AngryAmish Aug 2015 #16

So will Seoul if it comes to that GP6971 Aug 2015 #27

Any idea what kind of counterbattery capability the ROK / US has? MicaelS Aug 2015 #50

No they don't. GP6971 Aug 2015 #32

No, South Korea does not have nukes davidpdx Aug 2015 #54

We already are involved, GGJohn Aug 2015 #14

THIS! yuiyoshida Aug 2015 #60

Sadly, we will. Lancero Aug 2015 #17

That's bullshit. GGJohn Aug 2015 #20

Considering that the US decided to say fuck it to paragraph 13d of the Armistice? Lancero Aug 2015 #25

Do you have a link? GP6971 Aug 2015 #29

Edited this into the post a bit ago Lancero Aug 2015 #35

Thanks! GP6971 Aug 2015 #38

To expand on this a bit... Lancero Aug 2015 #51

Thanks!! GP6971 Aug 2015 #52

China would invade long before we would. onehandle Aug 2015 #21

I couldn't agree more. eom. GGJohn Aug 2015 #24

I think that's the case as well. joshcryer Aug 2015 #56

I don't think that's why China keeps NK afloat Nevernose Aug 2015 #63

I sure as hell hope so. mathematic Aug 2015 #26

We have been at war with NK since 1950. roamer65 Aug 2015 #28

No China will not egg them on GP6971 Aug 2015 #31

Exactly. SK's trade with China is hifiguy Aug 2015 #33

Not only with SK GP6971 Aug 2015 #37

Jeremy Corbyn Jeneral2885 Aug 2015 #39

OK, Who is this person? GP6971 Aug 2015 #40

We are already involved Marrah_G Aug 2015 #48

In a little under 4 hours GP6971 Aug 2015 #49

North Korea backed down, as usual. joshcryer Aug 2015 #55

of course we would DrDan Aug 2015 #57

First of all, it is unlikely to happen davidpdx Aug 2015 #58

Technically we are still in state of war. A peace treaty was never signed. davidn3600 Aug 2015 #59

The US had already broken the armstice back in 56... Lancero Aug 2015 #66

Probably more blackmail eridani Aug 2015 #61

Say one thing about the Kims. hifiguy Aug 2015 #64

I've never seen it this tense... SidDithers Aug 2015 #65

Could go hot any day now... Brickbat Aug 2015 #68

Explosion at US military storage depot in Japan Ex Lurker Aug 2015 #67