Well, at least it's not full blown winter for troops....
https://www.fitsnews.com/2017/04/10/china-sends-150k-troops-to-north-korean-border/
https://www.fitsnews.com/2017/04/10/china-sends-150k-troops-to-north-korean-border/
The South Korean news agency speculated that it was in case of a Syrian-style cruise attack. I'm not sure what ground troops can do about that. I don't think we have any thoughts about a land invasion. Lindsey Graham said this morning something to the effect that any US adversary which didn't wake up each morning wondering what Donald Trump was going to do was "crazy."Well, at least it's not full blown winter for troops....
https://www.fitsnews.com/2017/04/10/china-sends-150k-troops-to-north-korean-border/
Is that domestic or foreign? In Trump's mind there are a lot of domestic US adversaries too.The South Korean news agency speculated that it was in case of a Syrian-style cruise attack. I'm not sure what ground troops can do about that. I don't think we have any thoughts about a land invasion. Lindsey Graham said this morning something to the effect that any US adversary which didn't wake up each morning wondering what Donald Trump was going to do was "crazy."
Graham would probably agree that the domestic ones should wake up worried also. Personally, I think that the troops are there to keep millions of Koreans from moving north into China, in the case of total collapse...Is that domestic or foreign? In Trump's mind there are a lot of domestic US adversaries too.
Yep....Graham would probably agree that the domestic ones should wake up worried also. Personally, I think that the troops are there to keep millions of Koreans from moving north into China, in the case of total collapse...
5) a massive wave of starving dirt poor Koreans flooding North4 things the Chinese are scared of:
1) the dahlia lama
2) Taiwan
3) Japanese rearmament
4) the leaders of the US and North and South Korea doing something that sets the peninsula ablaze
China population ~1.4B5) a massive wave of starving dirt poor Koreans flooding North
I know you are taking a more "its Trump's fault" kinda stance with this, but if North Koreans are flooding into China then its just as much China's fault as it is Trump's. Keep in mind that China has drastically changed as a government since 1953 wheras North Korea has not. Yes China is still communist, but China is now more of a cross between a republic and a communist state where they were closer to a Krushchev communist state in 1953. Point is that they have had over 60 years to deal with the Kim rule, but they knew that they were played by the Russians to begin with into partnering with a country they had no intention of having a solid long term relationship with.5) a massive wave of starving dirt poor Koreans flooding North
I didn't and don't blame Trump for North Korea. Not sure where you pulled that from, though I also have no faith that he will handle it wellI know you are taking a more "its Trump's fault" kinda stance with this, but if North Koreans are flooding into China then its just as much China's fault as it is Trump's. Keep in mind that China has drastically changed as a government since 1953 wheras North Korea has not. Yes China is still communist, but China is now more of a cross between a republic and a communist state where they were closer to a Krushchev communist state in 1953. Point is that they have had over 60 years to deal with the Kim rule, but they knew that they were played by the Russians to begin with into partnering with a country they had no intention of having a solid long term relationship with.
I personally think rearming Japan is the best way to go since it puts a considerable amount of stress on China to control the corpse that they were attached with in the Korean War. The Kim rule of NK is far and away worse than practically any tyrant in the Middle East. I think Trump is not helping things, but eventually something has to be done about the Kim rule because they have gotten progressively worse with each ruler. But again I feel pressuring China to take proactive measures works better than us using positioning tactics.IMO
I honestly don't know what the RIGHT way to handle North Korea is. Any move Trump makes to counter NK will likely be viewed dimly in the U.S. If they develop nuclear weapons and we do nothing he will be considered weak. If he tries to face off with Russia AND China to put a leash on NK (hasn't worked to this point) he'll be considered a fool, and if he launches some sort of preemptive strike to disrupt NK's ability to complete their production of nuclear weapons he'll be considered a a warmongering dictator.I didn't and don't blame Trump for North Korea. Not sure where you pulled that from, though I also have no faith that he will handle it well
Just going off of most of what you have been on lately with non religious and non political events, but if you weren't I apologize. But the fact still remains that China is just as much to blame for the situation in NK.I didn't and don't blame Trump for North Korea. Not sure where you pulled that from, though I also have no faith that he will handle it well
Discussing the possible rearming Japan or making Japan a nuclear power would really make a great conversation starter about what to do.I honestly don't know what the RIGHT way to handle North Korea is. Any move Trump makes to counter NK will likely be viewed dimly in the U.S. If they develop nuclear weapons and we do nothing he will be considered weak. If he tries to face off with Russia AND China to put a leash on NK (hasn't worked to this point) he'll be considered a fool, and if he launches some sort of preemptive strike to disrupt NK's ability to complete their production of nuclear weapons he'll be considered a a warmongering dictator.
This much seems clear. NK has no intention of stopping their pursuit of acquiring a nuclear arsenal. They don't care if their people starve, they don't care that they are being squeezed dry economically. They seem to be single-minded in their pursuit of weapons of war. To what end? Perhaps they perceive war as their only mode of ever being able to truly prosper and they realize they'll never stand a chance of getting their way without warheads to bandy about? Who knows. I can't pretend to empathize with their motivations - they are too foreign a culture and too insulated a society for most to guess why they do what they do. The only thing that seems clear is that they don't give a flip what anyone says or does - they are going to keep developing nuclear weapons.
They are the sole country with nukes that I believe could actually use them, in some sort of Götterdämmerung...I honestly don't know what the RIGHT way to handle North Korea is. Any move Trump makes to counter NK will likely be viewed dimly in the U.S. If they develop nuclear weapons and we do nothing he will be considered weak. If he tries to face off with Russia AND China to put a leash on NK (hasn't worked to this point) he'll be considered a fool, and if he launches some sort of preemptive strike to disrupt NK's ability to complete their production of nuclear weapons he'll be considered a a warmongering dictator.
This much seems clear. NK has no intention of stopping their pursuit of acquiring a nuclear arsenal. They don't care if their people starve, they don't care that they are being squeezed dry economically. They seem to be single-minded in their pursuit of weapons of war. To what end? Perhaps they perceive war as their only mode of ever being able to truly prosper and they realize they'll never stand a chance of getting their way without warheads to bandy about? Who knows. I can't pretend to empathize with their motivations - they are too foreign a culture and too insulated a society for most to guess why they do what they do. The only thing that seems clear is that they don't give a flip what anyone says or does - they are going to keep developing nuclear weapons.
I could see Pakistan and India using them on each other. But every other power except NK would most likely only do it due to invasion or as a last result.They are the sole country with nukes that I believe could actually use them, in some sort of Götterdämmerung...
It's really too bad that the Chinese have no experience building something that can keep a bunch of bad guys from moving across certain stretches of land. It would have to be Great. I guess they could look to Trump for inspiration in how he is handling the Mexico situation.5) a massive wave of starving dirt poor Koreans flooding North
Maybe we just need to move 150K troops to the Southern border and use another 250K or so and sweep each major city for illegal immigrants and expired visas.It's really too bad that the Chinese have no experience building something that can keep a bunch of bad guys from moving across certain stretches of land. It would have to be Great. I guess they could look to Trump for inspiration in how he is handling the Mexico situation.
I saw that you posted this earlier and almost responded. While I like the short term benefits of that idea, I'm not sure it would play out well over the long term. Does Japan even want to be re-armed? Genuinely asking. Additionally I feel it could have the opposite effect and cause China to desire even more fervently to prop up North Korea in order to retain an ally in the region. I think that pushes them into a corner.Discussing the possible rearming Japan or making Japan a nuclear power would really make a great conversation starter about what to do.