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In Topic: North Korea fires artillery into sea near tense border, hits South Korean island
2010-11-24 11:56:31
geriatrickid, on 2010-11-24 10:00:35, said:
Jingthing, on 2010-11-23 17:06:52, said:
Imagine if NK does fall. While a victory for freedom loving people, imagine the horror show for China and especially South Korea having to deal with all those brainwashed people. In a word -- massively destabilizing. This may be a case of be careful what you wish for. Maybe this is too cynical, but maybe China's desire for a status quo in Korea isn't the worse possible outcome of this.
And that is why no one wants a war. Imagine millions of North Koreans fleeing through minefields to China, a rain of North Korean missiles on every major city in South Korea & Japan and the distinct possibility of a nuclear fallout cloud drifting over North America and Europe. North Korea has biological and chemical weapons. The world is not capable of responding to that. A war would bankrupt the USA, and cause the EU to fall apart over the political strain heaped upon the current precarious financial condition. China without foreign export markets to maintain the advancing Chinese standard of living would erupt with civil disorder. And then the pesky al Qaeda nuts would seize the opportunity to launch full out assaults. Iran would make its move to dominate the Gulf States knowing that the USA and the EU would be incapable of a response
You are correct: We do not need another world war and possible collapse of civilization as we know it. China has to reign in North Korea, but will Kim's state listen?
Let's hope we can avoid the Armageddon.
Right-on Geriatric! Also China likes the idea of a authoriatarion, communist gov't, beholden to them on their border, more than a thriving western democracy allied with the US.
BTW, life here in Seoul hasn't missed a beat, last night I was bike riding along the Han River, restaurants and river boats all lit up.
