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Renewed tensions between South Korea and DPRK; War... well, maybe not.
Topic Started: Feb 1 2009, 06:17 PM (254 Views)
Ulgania
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A better Zarathustra has never rode a horse
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_tension

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090201/wl_afp/nkoreaskorearelations_20090201155501

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My opinion on this? I'm calling shenanigans. They're always on a war-footing, and even if NK does invade no one is going to want to back up that regime. If China did decide to support the offensive, it would be a far more drastic change to the geopolitical landscape than otherwise. Bad idea on their part. The world needs a general change, but not this gratingly.
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New Harumf
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It would be real stupidity.
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Toussaint
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Latest developments are worrying.

Looks like the North is being WAY aggressive here....
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Menhad
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Toussaint
Feb 7 2009, 02:55 AM
Latest developments are worrying.

Looks like the North is being WAY aggressive here....
Indeed.

North Korea fleet moves offshore of Seoul
Edited by Menhad, Feb 7 2009, 12:37 PM.
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Tristan da Cunha
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Menhad
Feb 7 2009, 12:35 PM
Toussaint
Feb 7 2009, 02:55 AM
Latest developments are worrying.

Looks like the North is being WAY aggressive here....
Indeed.

North Korea fleet moves offshore of Seoul
That's a very troubling development.
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East Anarx
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Indeed. Unsettling.
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Ulgania
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So yeah, UN Sanctions and all five Security Councils with veto-power being on board for it.

What I'd like to know however, is that if the sanctions are going to have an effect on the population in poverty?
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Ulgania
Jun 12 2009, 12:32 PM
So yeah, UN Sanctions and all five Security Councils with veto-power being on board for it.

What I'd like to know however, is that if the sanctions are going to have an effect on the population in poverty?
I think that poor populations generally always bear the brunt of economic sanctions aimed to punish dictators. Sanctions are almost as blunt an instrument as aerial bombardment.
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Ulgania
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A better Zarathustra has never rode a horse
I was thinking in reference to the circumstances that are already prevalent.
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Jun 12 2009, 12:39 PM
Ulgania
Jun 12 2009, 12:32 PM
So yeah, UN Sanctions and all five Security Councils with veto-power being on board for it.

What I'd like to know however, is that if the sanctions are going to have an effect on the population in poverty?
I think that poor populations generally always bear the brunt of economic sanctions aimed to punish dictators. Sanctions are almost as blunt an instrument as aerial bombardment.
There is no difference between the two - they both punish the populous with the hopes of turning them against the dictator, but always have the exact opposite effect. We'd be better off shipping them microwaves, laptops and flush toilets, so they can get used to a more comfortable lifestyle, and then get pissed off when the dictator takes it all away.
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New Harumf
Jun 12 2009, 02:05 PM
Romanus Diogenes
Jun 12 2009, 12:39 PM
Ulgania
Jun 12 2009, 12:32 PM
So yeah, UN Sanctions and all five Security Councils with veto-power being on board for it.

What I'd like to know however, is that if the sanctions are going to have an effect on the population in poverty?
I think that poor populations generally always bear the brunt of economic sanctions aimed to punish dictators. Sanctions are almost as blunt an instrument as aerial bombardment.
There is no difference between the two - they both punish the populous with the hopes of turning them against the dictator, but always have the exact opposite effect. We'd be better off shipping them microwaves, laptops and flush toilets, so they can get used to a more comfortable lifestyle, and then get pissed off when the dictator takes it all away.
Yes, I agree fully with NH.
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