truth that angers
I thought this was very interesting reading pertaning to North Korea's military capabilities. Of course it's fact that they have better trained and better disciplined soldiers than almost all countries combined. The biggest problem, I think, is the tunner warfare aspect. It's true they sent their experts to Vietnam to help the nationalists get an edge over the Americans. A pipeline leading behind enemy lines is dangerous and very effective, not only for morale but also for strategic surprise. The Trojan Horse all over again. I personally don't think the US will attack North Korea, but it's possible the US might use some sort of self-serving event involving North Korea to bring more global instability to the region simply in order to get the US public in synch for the coming-soon draft. The mountain regions offer excellent protection from detection, which is necessary if you need to battle a powerful enemy whose main tactic is overwhelming air attacks to achieve total destruction. The jungles of Vietnam perplexed the US planners simply because firepower didn't mean anything when you're fighting an enemy who won't come out into the open to fight. Jungle canopy is excellent cover, hence the need for the US to use chemicals for warfare-related defoliant purposes i.e. Combat activity using weapons of mass destruction. Combat because the RanchHand pilots were fired on constantly, and weapons of mass destruction because, well, just look at the babies and children who are deformed. The direct result from chemical warfare. What do you all think of this person's assessment of North Korea's military capabilities?
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on Apr 28, 2005
RH-
Would you be willing to die for what you belive in? Are you big enough to stand up for what you think is right? Would you fight for your country if you thought they were right in what they were doing? Just a question.

You were doing OK with this until you got to your comments on a draft and the US using NK as an excuse. Also relating Defoliant as a WMD. The birth defects were not the intended effects, killing foilage was. Chemical Warfare refers to the use of chemicals to kill troops. Not plants. But hey your trying to push an agenda of hate and that makes how you write understandable.

What country do you live in? Just curious...
on Apr 28, 2005
First let me say thanks for responding to this article. This thread is nothing more than mere speculation as I did state I didn't think the North Korean front would ever be opened. For the reasons I stated earlier. The US won't attack an armed country capable of defending itself. That's a fact. Somalia, Jamaica, Panama, Grenada, South America, the list goes on. You are wrong on the use of Agent Orange and of course that's a necessary given since to admit it's chemical warfare is to admit the US broke international laws on the use of weapons of mass destruction. Here is why you're wrong. The use of the defoliant was to deny the enemy's military a canopy of fertile cover for their movements. To deny the enemy troops cover and to deny the enmy a lush vegetation covering along the HoChiMihn Trail. To destroy crops of rice to deny the VC a source of food. So they can't get enough to eat so they'll be hungry when they fight the Americans. All acts of war my friend, and I know you know it. If they were eradicating wood ticks it's commercial use of the chemical. When you use it to poison food meant for an enemy, or to uncover the vegetation so you can freely strafe enemy supply lines with ease it's military use. Instead of debating and arging whether it's using them as chemical warfare or not, you should have concern for the results of that use of chemical. They knew it was bad for humans and their studies showed toxic disease as a result. Again they weigh the risk against the benefit. Again as for the future draft, an unfriendly Saudi Arabian government would bring the draft to the US immediately. Read up on the Saudi political arena. A large majority hate the US and sympathize with the supposed Al-Queda. If they took control the US would lose the firm guarantee on Saudi oil, which means the end of the US economy. And it's clever because most Americans would willingly support a draft if it meant saving the US oil supply. If I lived there I'd even sign up.
on Apr 28, 2005
You forgot to answer my first and last questions...
on May 02, 2005
RH you still have not answered, you on vacation or something?

Here - Would you be willing to die for what you believe in? Are you big enough to stand up for what you think is right? Would you fight for your country if you thought they were right in what they were doing?

What country do you live in?

Please answer these... It will give your readers some perspective on where you might be coming from.

on May 02, 2005
The only thing I truly believe in, what I would die for, are my children and my immediate family. Nothing else. Not for the state, not for some pro-life pro-choice movement, not for anything under the sun except family. I'm not the usual traditional citizen Shadow. My thinking is my own and unlike 90% of the people out there. The things I know and trust in you'll never come to believe or accept. I don't believe in society-protects-you bullshit. I don't trust law and order to protect me when I'm under a threat nor to give me justice in the true sense of the word. People who believe in the state and law and order are dying by the bushel, all around the world. I'll fight and die to defend my home or to protect my loved ones, but as for going around the world to a third world nation to shoot it all to hell over scary WMD which I said from day 1 never existed. Oh and the ridicule I took for that. Well screw all the losers who insulted me for saying what was the truth, and you know, I still haven't been wrong on anything to do with the illegal occupation of Iraq. Things coming out 2 years later in the mainstream press and it's things I've known for ages. Anyways I live in Canada so feel free to use the usual insults I have to endure for what's true. Wake up Shadowman and see the reality of Iraq. Now it's your turn to answer me something. Is your using that military link not exactly the same as if I were using Al-Jazeera to record what's going on in Iraq?
on May 02, 2005
WHAT COUNTRY DO YOU LIVE IN???