Reply #26: Losing 100,000 front line soldiers [View All]

[Muddleoftheroad]

And being totally crushed in combat could well jumpstart the revolution that China has been sitting on for decades. Except the military might well be part of it if they thought they were poorly used.

I am not focused on body count so much as the crushing defeat that would occur.

As for North Korea, do you honestly think that they would ever attack south without running into a nuclear barrier? I don't. No U.S. president would let 37,000 American troops be killed without nuking the invading force.

So, in summary, I think China will bluster and remember that fighting a major power runs major risks. That ain't their style these days.