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sharp_stick

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5. I hope he does

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:15 PM

Mar 2013

there's been some talk that he's trying to quell some military unrest and consolidate his power. Which would make all the strangely idiotic saber rattling make sense.

His old man may not have done a good enough job purging the ranks of potential upstarts before kicking the bucket and some of the Generals see an opportunity.

Now we'll see if he can pull things back. Kim Jong Il was a master at just walking up to the line and then turning around, I hope sonny boy learned.

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US Sends B-2s to South Korea for Military Drills [View all] Baclava Mar 2013 OP

Just letting little Kim sharp_stick Mar 2013 #1

Little Kim knows, 1000's of dead...on both sides. Weeeeeee!!! eom Purveyor Mar 2013 #2

I hope he does sharp_stick Mar 2013 #5

Increase that by a factor... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #24

we'll trump your sabre rattling with our big swords Baclava Mar 2013 #4

Basically sharp_stick Mar 2013 #7

Lockheed Martin approves. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #3

All the overgrown kiddies in the Pentagon get to pull the toys out the toybox Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #23

Dick waving is a game we understand. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #6

.... DeSwiss Mar 2013 #26

Well, KJU warned us not to fly the B-52's again. So we said, OK, here's TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #8

We should be dropping food packets over N.Korea instead. N.Korea is saber rattling because Kip Humphrey Mar 2013 #9

No, we shouldn't. premium Mar 2013 #11

And its people are starving because of its government. Posteritatis Mar 2013 #31

Wouldn't President Obama have had to give the ok for these B-2's? premium Mar 2013 #10

I don't know...no nukes were on-board - just a little training exercise from the Joint Chiefs Baclava Mar 2013 #13

I'm sure he did sharp_stick Mar 2013 #14

Thanks. premium Mar 2013 #17

The greatest part about flying the B-2 Stealth Bomber to South Korea James48 Mar 2013 #12

oh, I'm sure they let them have a good look at them Baclava Mar 2013 #16

The guy has working nukes and is openly threatening to nuke us and others. Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #15

That's pretty much the size of it. Do we back down, or show resolve? TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #18

This is insanity. Moostache Mar 2013 #19

They've been working on nuclear weapons for decades. You think appeasement and cowering TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #20

I said nothing about appeasement - you pulled that out of the aether quite well though... Moostache Mar 2013 #32

This is a well-known, pre-scheduled exercise. It absolutely would be appeasement if we TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #33

I do not wish to pick a posting fight over this...may peace win out for all concerned. Moostache Mar 2013 #34

We want the same result, trust me. No need to apologize at all. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #35

They ran the 38th parallel in formation with F-16's and A-10's pediatricmedic Mar 2013 #21

Flying B-2's on mock bombing runs is sending a big message, not trying to shut them up Baclava Mar 2013 #22

The fact that China hasn't protested this premium Mar 2013 #25

yeah - be interesting to see how China reacts Baclava Mar 2013 #27

Yep. Astute observation. China isn't a bung of folks in green uniforma waving... Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #37

that'll show 'em! making nuclear threats is WRONG WRONG WRONG(*) Alamuti Lotus Mar 2013 #28

You must have missed the part where they threatened to incinerate us...with nukes. TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #29

Those things are badass Malik Agar Mar 2013 #30

I think the US flying the B-2s over here showed the North exactly what they'd get if they attacked davidpdx Mar 2013 #36