Simple Question of International Import

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

What are the odds that this gets a LOT worse by the traditional spring time offensive season when a young general's fancy turns to invasion?

Brief timeline:

North Korea is accused of torpedoing a South Korean warship.

South Korea fires at North Korean fishing boats crossing the maritime border North Korea refuses to recognize.

North Korea is revealed to have highly modern facilities for nuclear material enrichment.

Not to mention, North Korea is facing the challenge of passing along the regime to a third generation of the Kim family.

North Korea is known for rattling its sabre and demanding to have attention paid to it when it is being ignored, but this is looking like a very different than recent years -- South Korea really has to retaliate...and half of South Korea's population lives in the Seoul metropolitan area within artillery range of the DMZ.

So a question -- is North Korea suicidal or are they betting that this behavior can get them some more winter grain shipments?

Comments

[taurus-1.livejournal.com]

That's what North Koreans want.
At the opposite POV, I don't know what South Koreans want. I can't imagine they want DPRK should be occupied too. Integrate broken families -- yes. Occupy the whole Korean peninsula -- no.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

But North Koreans are 1/3 of all Koreans. They may want lots of things but have they asked the remaining 2/3 of the Koreans what THEY want?

No-one wants to occupy North Korea right now. Everyone just wants them to stop acting like insane drunken teens.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

we have no idea what North Koreans want. We know what the LEADERSHIP of North Korea wants. I'll bet you a dollar legitimate currency like a ruble that most North Koreans would like food, shelter and maybe a nice show like Graham Norton to watch on the telly.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Abolishing the prison camps and police state apparatus would probably be a good start, too.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

oh, sure, but I figure that was already on the table. :D

[taurus-1.livejournal.com]

People of DPRK support their government, isn't it? It seems they like this style of life, if Kims are still in charge.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Man, thats simply... crazy.

Ever heard of brainwashing? And/or fear of political persecution?

I think you have. Given your apparent origin.

[taurus-1.livejournal.com]

Not only heard ;)
I'm learning to handle it inside this community as well.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

To each according to their respective biases ;)

[taurus-1.livejournal.com]

Sure. Chatting with you guys help me a lot to see different views of an event. Every message received is biased to accomodate transmitter's goals. But there is always the true part of event and a noise covering it, we just need to filter it up with the right stuff.
Thanks for your thoughts!

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. I think you might find this (http://community.livejournal.com/talk_politics/437151.html) interesting.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

you're joking.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

No way. He's dead serious. He's Russian.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

but that's ridiculous.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

I know. Russians.

[dwer.livejournal.com]

In Soviet Russia, pictures macro you!

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

They support it as much as blacks supported the Confederate States of America.