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Admin
23 November 2010, 10:03
N. Korea fires at S. Korean island; 2 dead (http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/11/ap-north-korea-fires-at-south-korea-2-dead-112310/)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea bombarded a South Korean island near their disputed western border Tuesday, setting buildings ablaze and killing at least two marines after warning the South to halt military drills in the area, South Korean officials said.
Un4given
23 November 2010, 16:46
I'm not a war-monger by any means and like most Soldiers I prefer peace... But I think this has gone far enough.

http://images.smh.com.au/2010/11/23/2060336/yeonpyeong-420x0.jpg
Rumple_Manskin
23 November 2010, 17:35
WWIII anyone?
Jake the Skillet
23 November 2010, 18:42
Great, now I'll have to learn Korean.....
Un4given
23 November 2010, 22:12
With each side having their various allies, I was thinking WWIII as well.
Sammy Sandbag
23 November 2010, 22:22
Really? Who's going to ally with N. Korea?
Rumple_Manskin
23 November 2010, 23:49
I could see China joining in the fight, but not too many other major countries... maybe Iran/Venezuela.
rkam98
24 November 2010, 15:28
No way would China ally with North Korea in a full on shooting war. They would loose out on nearly all of their major markets, and their economy would take a massive hit, and for what to prop up Kim Jong IL, the Chinese are not that stupid, this is not 1952.

Iran is a meaningless ally, they lack the means to support the North Koreans in any meaningful way. I mean how would they move their troops or arms, etc to North Korea without being destroyed.
Un4given
24 November 2010, 16:13
I was more concerned with China. Who knows about them... They're shady and they may not be as close to NK as they once were, but they're still not buddy buddy with the US.
Sammy Sandbag
24 November 2010, 19:00
I was more concerned with China. Who knows about them... They're shady and they may not be as close to NK as they once were, but they're still not buddy buddy with the US.

That would be a stupid move of epic proportions. See rkam98's response. They'd rather be counting money than fighting some idealistic West vs East battle. There's no reason for any 1st world country to come to NK's aide, so all they'll get is fluff posturing by backwards-ass dictatorships / theocracies with nothing to lose.
Un4given
25 November 2010, 08:38
This is what I was talking about...
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/25/china-premier-urges-restraint-korean-tensions/

Of course they don't want us to fight, but SK just got bombarded and they still urge 'maximum restraint'? Or what? Sure they could just say, oh well, dipshits fucked up... But why would they be pushing for restraint after this?