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Korea conflict?
The_Fruit_Punch_Wiza
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I keep hearing how the Korea conflict poses major risk for U.S, but also how it is not a conflict and does not pose a risk at all.
What do my fellows think about the Korea Conflict?
What could we do for people in North or South Korea?
What do my fellows think about the Korea Conflict?
What could we do for people in North or South Korea?
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This is posturing in preparation for a regime change in North Korea. Kim Jong-il is dying and will not be able to hang in there much longer, so he's trying to set the stage for his youngest son to take over. Since this is a despotic government, this is just so much grandstanding on the part of North Korea to stir things up to give the son something to do. I doubt even Kim Jong-il is so deluded as to think he would stand a chance in a real war. South Korea could turn South Korea into an island. China could turn South Korea into an island. The USA could do it with just what nukes are in the Pacific Fleet.
Kim Jong-il is delusional at best, and he is trying to save face before he kicks off and comes back as a diabetic gerbil.
I mean, the DPRK told the US/ROK to stop practicing military maneuvers near the "disputer border" or else. They didn't listen so...
I'm not trying to justify the actions of the DPRK, but I'm just saying that painting the DPRK as some "evil regime bent on taking over the world" is naive and irresponsible. I would hazard to even make any assumptions of knowledge about the DPRK since hardly any good info comes out from there.
If we are just to rely on the media that is coming from ROK/US, then obviously it is going to paint its non-allies (read: enemies) as evil or at fault.
I do hope that both sides calm down and find a reasonable solution to all this. Innocent people don't need to die because of their governments.
What happens when two rams want the same mate?
hahaha no. I was referring to what you said about the conflict. I went to go like it it and then I realized this wasn't facebook
Then I visited one of the many Buddhist temples, and there was a big sign filled with dates and an English translation for tourists. This temple and most of the other ancient temples had been burnt to the ground by invading armies about a half dozen times over the past thousand years of so, alternately by the Chinese and Japanese. Each time, rebuilt.
And in the history of Korea, it was divided into Kingdoms before and each one fought for control. It seems this little strip of mountains and fishing villages is destined to be a battlefield for world powers.
Thankyou for your sensitive soul ..
I used to imagine that if I could practice well, that would help. Because there is a chain of .. harm in our human world. People inflict harm on each other all the time, and I have been guilty of this too... The Dharma has the potential (potential only) to truly transform people, transform the Heart/Mind in miraculous ways...but it is not always the easiest path. So I thought that and I followed it for many years..even when it was hard. So one way is to practice, at least that way I could be surer that what I would do came less from harm and delusion ...
The shorter anwer is we can pray, and we can also stay informed and see what we can do in our own neighbourhoods and families that can help peace and non-harm as and if we are able to .
Blessings,
Abu
Despite all these years of armistice, there has never been a peace between the two parts of Korea and now there are nuclear weapons on both sides. Not very reassuring.
I can't imagine that the US-UK axis wants to go back in - and lose again. We can do without further, updated, episodes of M*A*S*H.
When we can do nothing else we can still pray. Best wishes to all and may all people be safe and unharmed, as we would all like to be. _/\_
N-Korea trying to manipulate it's own population opinion by rising the tension with s-Korea in order to scare them (n-korean population) and hope to reduce the risk of a coup, during transitional times while the leader change...
Hopefully this whole North Korean drama will end smoothly with the new leadership... And if he is as crazy as his father, hopefully a coup will happen, be successful, and the new leaders will end this era peacefully.
So it's okay for Western powers to bully other people, but when an "evil" nation does it, they need to be stopped?
And I highly doubt that the DPRK will just "butcher" the ROK needlessly. It would result in their own destruction and that doesn't seem like it's in their best interest.
On another note, I tutor ESL to primarily S Korean uni students and they all seem to just want both sides to chill out. There didn't seem to be any animosity towards the DPRK as much as fear for their families. It's a kind of "both govts are dumb and playing chess with everyone's lives" thing.
It makes me warm inside to see such cynicism.
Interesting how words are construed around here. Oh well.
Yes, this is my understanding. Specifically, if the present North Korean government can bring their nation right up to the brink of wartime hostilities with South Korea and her allies, then other contenders for the leadership won't dare to try seizing power (and if they do would lack backers).
Therefore you also have them recently revealing a technologically sophisticated nuclear facility to a US scientist. This is to discourage South Korea and the US from thinking they can just drop a nuke or two and move in. The goal is for North Korea to bring themselves to the brink of war, so as to keep their own upper echelon busy during the transition, but not to enter into war.
In my opinion, it's unlikely that the US would be willing to enter into war under these circumstances. We're already fighting two wars, which have been going on for a decade. We have great resources, but to get embroiled in a third war would stretch our military even thinner, and cause political trouble for our leaders. To be candid, a third war would almost certainly require the draft.
And, North Korea doesn't have oil...
Nevertheless, this is a very dangerous situation. Circumstances can force nations into actions that are disadvantageous to everyone.
Buddha bless,
Conrad.
They are not happy already about the USA sending airplane carriers...
USA is not in a position to be messing around with the most powerful country in the world.
And nobody else want to have to mess with China either, China being a huge chunk of so many countries economy... So the USA would be very lonely.
And Obama isn't insane like Cheney... So he should maintain excellent relashionship with China and we'll avoid any significant tensions.
But i don't think China will do anything crazy, just let N-Korea do it's thing until they start to go a bit too far, then they will make N-Korea withdraw.
Buddha bless,
Conrad.