Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I think NK is just like a certain troll on this board who recently flared up, he needs attention and will do anything to get his "fix." Ignore him, and he just gets worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Well' date=' I am sure Weird and Young Farang will run and enlist at the first sign of trouble! That is after all, what good conservative do! [/quote'] I don't love you that way, go play with somebody else. Seriously, if we get into it as a nation with North Korea, will you and Young Farang go and fight for your country? This is a hypothetical question, not like you actually have to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I doubt if a war with North Korea would last long enough for the ink to dry on their enlistment papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I had a 30 day TDY there...the hype then was The north could poor over the border, use their sleeper agents to take out our air bases with a gas attack, and take Seoul in 15 hours, and the Peninsula in about 5-10 days. That may been assuming China backed them, and they had food and fuel. Of course it also didn't account for the USA having it's troops stretched to the max in Afghanistan and Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I'd say just as likely that the NoKo soldiers would have massive defections/surrenders ala the Iraqis... Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I had a 30 day TDY there...the hype then was The north could poor over the border, use their sleeper agents to take out our air bases with a gas attack, and take Seoul in 15 hours, and the Peninsula in about 5-10 days. That may been assuming China backed them, and they had food and fuel. Of course it also didn't account for the USA having it's troops stretched to the max in Afghanistan and Iraq. Disagree. Korea has their big guns everywhere! I was working in Pohan and the steel mill there had big guns, 1/2 aimed at Japan, 1/2 aimed at N. Korea. The Koreans are kick-ass military! Bring on N. Korea, S. Korea will give them a ride!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I doubt if a war with North Korea would last long enough for the ink to dry on their enlistment papers. The war might last as long as the raqi war has. The last time we fought the Koreans, it last for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 US Spy Flight shot down - 1969 Nothing new with NK over the last 40 years. Leave them to their Juche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 The war might last as long as the raqi war has. The last time we fought the Koreans, it last for some time. Not really ... the N Koreans got whomped rather quickly. NK invaded the South in June 1950; by October the UN forces had invaded the North. Then the PRC sent in "volunteers". From Nov 1950 to the ceasefire in July 1953, the war was really against the Chinese. That is not going to happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I'd say just as likely that the NoKo soldiers would have massive defections/surrenders ala the Iraqis... Cheers, SD Yeah, but we tended to keep the S. Koreans a bit further back, and in many cases less informed. The belief was They might not shoot at their "brothers" or might have been "reunification pukes" themselves. Not counting on anything, this last run in Iraq was supposed to be over in 3 weeks, and gas was supposed to be $1.39 at the pump... And yes, the Koreans do have many very good fighters, solid hard core guys. And Flash is right, We had them the last time until China came in. Some blame MacArthur's rhetoric for it. In any event I hope it all ends soon with diplomacy, though I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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