North Korea Prepares to Re-Launch Korean War!

Published on May 27th, 2009

The North’s anger was provoked by the South’s decision to join a US-led international security initiative, established after the September 11 attacks to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

“Those who have provoked us will face unimaginable merciless punishment,” said the military statement on the official Korean Central News Agency, blaming Washington and for the latest turn of events.

The PSI, which now groups 95 nations, provides for the stopping of vessels to ensure they are not carrying weapons of mass destruction or the components to make them. The South announced it was joining on Tuesday.

“Any tiny hostile acts against our republic, including the stopping and searching of our peaceful vessels… will face an immediate and strong military strike in response,” the North Korean statement said.

It said its military would “no longer be bound” by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean war — in which the United States fought on the side of the South — because Washington had drawn its “puppet” Seoul into the PSI.

With no binding ceasefire, it said, “the Korean peninsula will go back to a state of war.”

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# 1 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:05 am

All this is B.S. Due to O’Mama’s Sunshine & lollipops diplomacy, NK didn’t continue it’s nuke pgm., didn’t continue to fire missiles and now LOVES the ROK.

# 2 Angus said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:08 am

Technically, they’ve never signed a Peace Treaty, and have been in a cease fire since the 50s. So, they’re still at war.

# 3 Improbus said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:10 am

This is in China’s back yard … maybe they should man up and fix the problem. Send the Chinese army on a little war “exercise”.

# 4 Brian said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:51 am

Improbus…your comment is inexplicable. Insane dictators aside, don’t you think that it’s likely that the Communist nation would side with the Communist nation? I sure as heck don’t want to think about a war started by 1.3 BILLION screaming Chinese where they’re pitted against us.

# 5 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:54 am

# 4 Brian said, “I sure as heck don’t want to think about a war started by 1.3 BILLION screaming Chinese where they’re pitted against us.”

Pitted against us? What, they are going to swim the Pacific?

# 6 Chris said, on May 27th, 2009 at 8:57 am

I hope we do go to war with North Korea – and wipe that bastard Kim Jong Ill off the face of the planet and free those poor people from a life of pure misery…

# 7 Alfred1 said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:01 am

Bush is gone, yet the world seems to be more screwed up than ever! Imagine that…

I suggest you Obamaphiles message he do something quick…this is nuclear war coming.

Every picture I see of the NK army shows they are skeletal…if they are, and they are fed the best, the country is dying of starvation.

They may feel they have nothing to lose…

Obama’s response, UN, more sanctions = nuclear war.

Its time to think outside of the box…as he said he could.

# 8 Santa Maria said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:01 am

Call their bluff. See what they will do.

And time for the South to grow up and decide to enforce a final solution. They can’t just sit there forever and hope that the North will just go away. They won’t. The farther the South goes along economic prosperity; the more they will be held hostage to success and unwilling to do anything militarily about the North.

Much better to man up to the clowns now; force a war; mercilessly bomb the North into submission (forget collateral damage); take the losses in stride and then focus on economic prosperity.

# 9 Toxic Asshead said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:09 am

In all seriousness, there is a part of me that would welcome a shooting nuke war compared to what’s been happening recently. It’s a damn sad thing.

# 10 Mac Guy said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:10 am

Thanks, Clinton. You started this fuckup with your carrot and stick policies that only delayed the problem. When have these kinds of policies EVER worked with dictators?

Sometimes, the only solution to a problem like Kim Jong Il is, well, by bloodying his nose a bit.

Send in Tyson.

# 11 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:13 am

# 10 Mac Guy said, “When have these kinds of policies EVER worked with dictators?”

Didn’t it work with Germany when Neville used that tactic?

# 12 GetSmart said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am

Pick a nice clear day, so the Keyhole satellites have a good view, do and say something really alarming to the crazies, watch where they run to and then cluster bomb and bunker bust the living shit out of those areas. Problem solved.

# 13 Brian said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:17 am

@Patrick:
This should be obvious…
If China sided with North Korea and helped subdue South Korea, not only would the US get involved, but it spin off the UN into a frenzy, which would probably be the start of WWIII. I’m not sure that would be nuclear, but it would have a nuclear component. At the very least, the presence of an overtly oppressive nuclear power would start the global nuclear proliferation off on a whole new game (with dozens of players, no less). And that’s on top of the tragedy of the 60M or so in South Korea that would be killed or subjugated.

# 14 Ubiquitous Talking Head said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:19 am

I suggest you Obamaphiles message he do something quick…this is nuclear war coming.

Nuclear war? You mean one where North Korea blows itself up? It apparently has a few low-tech nukes in the works but currently no way to deliver them, except possibly by dump truck, which would likely be stopped at customs.

I don’t know how much money China has invested in SOUTH Korea, but I bet it’s enough that they won’t let the North get too far past the posturing stage. It would be bad for business.

# 15 Ron Larson said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am

I wonder what in the hell is stopping China from going in and straightening NK out. The last thing China wants, or needs, or NK starting a war in their back yard.

I was reading an editorial in yesterday’s NYT about this. The article think that all of this is for internal consumption than external in order to establish transfer of power to Kim’s son. It is designed to invoke a state of emergency in NK so they rally around Kim and his heir.

# 16 Ah_Yea said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am

#8, exactly. Although the south shouldn’t actually go to war with the north. They won’t have to.

Just impose more sanctions. Search each and every boat coming and going, close the money supply, put the screws on. Call their bluff.

As for China, North Korea is an embarrassment. I have actually talked to some Chinese about North Korea (I have some very good friends there who will tell me openly). They first point out our boycott of Cuba, and then I point out their support of North Korea. We both agree these are relics of the Cold War Past and need to be resolved.

The Chinese won’t support North Korea. The Chinese are launching manned rockets into space and the North can barely launch a satellite into the ocean.
The Chinese have had the Atomic Bomb for decades, the North just a week ago. And a crude one at that.

What China needs is a way out of supporting the North without loosing face, and with the way the North is acting, the Chinese may just get what they want.

# 17 RTaylor said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:31 am

North Korea is a poor starving nation, plagued by psychotic leaders. They don’t have the means to wage a sustained war in the south. If they threaten nukes, China will give them a good bang on the head. I honestly believe they watch CNN, and get pissed when they’re out the news cycle. China will take care of them, but not over sable rattling.

# 18 Sea Lawyer said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:34 am

lol, as RTaylor suggests…

Are the North Koreans even able to feed their entire army to support a long-term war with the south?

# 19 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:36 am

# 13 Brian said, “This should be obvious…
If China sided with North Korea and helped subdue South Korea,”

LOL! The Chinese leaders aren’t as stupid as Obama or Bush. They wouldn’t ruin ROKs econ that buys its goods, nor piss of the US so as to close our markets to them.

# 20 Ah_Yea said, on May 27th, 2009 at 9:47 am

#19, you are certainly right about the “piss of the US” part. Not to mention Europe (who buy a whole lot of Chinese stuff).

#17, as I understand it, North Korea has become a welfare state of China. The only reason the Chinese ever supported the North in the first place was simply to put some space between the US in the South and their border. This is directly the responsibility of MacArthur, who threatened to wipe out the North and then invade China.
After all, it was MacArthur’s blustering and showmanship about invading China that got him fired!

# 21 jpohland said, on May 27th, 2009 at 10:10 am

Aislin’s editorial cartoon in the Montreal Gazette characterizes the situation perfectly:
http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/1634902.bin

# 22 amodedoma said, on May 27th, 2009 at 10:17 am

Oh gawd, not again! This guy always does the same thing. I think Saddam learned it from him. Every time north korea runs out of money they do this saber rattling act. Then they get the united nations to give them an ultimatum. Once they’re at the bargaining table it’s all concessions and help. I say screw them. If they don’t want to change let them rot. It’s time to call their bluff.
I got nothing against the north koreans. It’s that kim jung il guy, what an asshole.

# 23 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 10:26 am

Just leave them be and give them no aid. See how long they survive…

# 24 jbenson2 said, on May 27th, 2009 at 10:36 am

#23 said: just leave them be and give them no aid. See how long they survive…

The problem is that the aid is coming from China.

# 25 Patrick said, on May 27th, 2009 at 11:21 am

# 24 jbenson2 said, “The problem is that the aid is coming from China.”

Not a problem. China only gives as much food as does the ROK. The rest comes from international (USA). China doesn’t give enough to keep them afloat.

# 26 jim said, on May 27th, 2009 at 11:36 am

China and Russia are not going to want the US sitting on their southern borders. “Wiping NK off the map” would be a reckless option. Hopefully this will burn it self out. The last thing we need is WWIII. Remember China and Russia are fully capable of wiping the US off the map. It works both ways guys.

# 27 jccalhoun said, on May 27th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

NK is just a spoiled brat looking for attention. They do this every 6 months or so. waaa waaa waaa.

# 28 BigBadTexan said, on May 27th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Let Japan have it. I’m sure they are tired of the shit flying over their country anyway.

# 29 GigG said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

One thing to remember. NK could pretty much level Seoul with non-nucler arty before SK, China or we could react.

# 30 oscord said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

USA will just stand aside for a while (they probably will make a lot of noise in UN and all). To watch KIAs and Hyundais vanish from US market. Its just a part of “US war on imports” : )

# 31 deowll said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:18 pm

The government of the North is lead like a cult. You have a very small group into whose hands all power is concentrated. They spend all their time talking to each other. They are cut off and isolated. Their leader is liable to do anything.

If they throw a nuke at the south or try to invade their nation will be a shambles in less than 24 hours. We can us large gas bombs and carpet bombing along with precession strikes to take out the military and terminate the ability to move forces and goods around as well as taking out the communications net.

I do suggest we _don’t_ move our forces inside their border because that would piss off the Chinese. Our military is already vastly over extended and Walmart might need to find new sources of cheap labor.

# 32 Mr. Fusion said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

#30, oscord,

Not with 30,000 troops and a sizable air support wing in place.

# 33 Jopa said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

It will be cool if war breaks out in Korea.
The south will kick the north ass, the north’s army is big but it is total crap and is prepared for a 1960’s conflict. Of course, that cock sucker kim jung ill will order a nuclear strike, but no one in his army will follow such an order – they know what the result would be.

Of course, it is easy for me to talk about war between the Koreas as I am living very very very far away, but I believe I am right.

Another good thing that will come from a war like that is that the official Nazi regime of the middle east – Iran – will understand that having atom bombs doesn’t guarantee their security.

So without further ado (drums please)… ITS WAR!

# 34 John E. Quantum said, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:52 pm

#33 The Iranians already understand that having a nuke doesn’t guarantee security. They see nukes as a matter of national prestige and a potential bargaining chip.

It’s time we deeply insulted the dear leader while making it clear to the NK people that we want to feed and assist them directly. We could allow hundreds of thousands of bags of rice with a picture of the dear leader having sex with a goat on the label to wash onto their shores. At the very least it would distract the military as they tried to round up every last bag. On the other hand, all of that rice might increase global warming.

# 35 Toxic Asshead said, on May 27th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

I never thought about it before, but if this situation could start the global arms race up again, that could bring the economy around.

# 36 BryanP said, on May 27th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Under reported? I heard it on NPR this afternoon, well before you posted it.

# 37 RSweeney said, on May 27th, 2009 at 3:08 pm

I think I saw this on Team America, but I forgot how it ends. Or maybe it was a commercial where the phone rings at 3am.

# 38 MyDogBen said, on May 27th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

Um, has anyone noticed that US military is in no shape to take on a war on another front? (Thanks, Bush!!)

# 39 Two to the Head said, on May 27th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

#21 jpohland.

lol. Perfect.

# 40 Nimby said, on May 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

I think China feels that NK is an embarrassment to the region, a threat to their upcoming economic dominance and an irritating source of illegal immigrants. I don’t know where Hillary is right now but I’d be surprised if a visit to Beijing isn’t right around the corner. I suspect Moscow will be visiting about the same time. I hear China has some excellent marksmen and no compunctions regarding assassination.

# 41 PPCLI said, on May 27th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Why would China get involved? Why would China start a 3rd world war? They own more than half of the US dept. Why would you go to war with a country you half own? No I think this is just posturing on NK’s side. Their army is large but is not technically advanced. In modern warfare they’d get slaughtered. The 1st Gulf War where quantity vs quality was a huge wake up call for countries that depended on quantity forces. NK just never learned that. They don’t have naval superiority. They don’t have air superiority and they certainly don’t have weapon superiority. If they start something it will be the end of their regime.

# 42 Mr. Fusion said, on May 27th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

#41, PP,

Why would China get involved?

Simply because it is too dangerous to have an unpredictable state with a nuclear weapon and a missile that will reach Beijing. If and when something is done militarily, China will be there. NK could very well end up another vassal state of China.

# 43 Dallas said, on May 28th, 2009 at 5:43 am

The issue is China holds all the cards as to what can be done.

Proposal to China: Take North Korea (and Kim DongDing gets water boarded) and leave Taiwan alone.

# 44 Eideards#1Fan said, on May 28th, 2009 at 6:41 am

#43, Dallas, Kim has written symphonies and hits holes-in-one on the golf course, I doubt waterboarding would even phase him.

# 45 god said, on May 28th, 2009 at 6:50 am

#44 – I see your spelling is as juvenile as your political understanding.

# 46 oh boy said, on June 10th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

U.S. needs to spend $ 5.00 for a .50 cal round aimed straight kim jong ding dong’s skull. A sharpshooter could pull the trigger. One bullet could save the world a lot of grief. That would let his 26 year old son take over who perhaps would be a more compassionate leader than his brutal daddy.

# 47 superman said, on July 24th, 2009 at 3:57 am

I think this is how its gonna boil over…
After another couple of tests, the US pulls most of its troops out of Afganistan (since thats where most of them are now at), after that they pull a navel blockade (by this time Kim is dead from Pancreatic Cancer, its probably worse then hes letting us know) and NK panics and demolishes most of South Korea before we can land (AGAIN) and then we push em back (China’s also pretty worried about this too) and the Red Army comes in as a “Peacekeeping” force stationed on the border, North Korea freaks the fuck out (and with the inexperienced leader that took over) and places two nukes in China and South Korea (yes, crude, but still nukes), the US and SK strike back, despite Chinese warnings, as their forces are still there, we fire missles anyways, seeing as how the Chinese didn’t even help us (and were probably covertly giving aid to the North) and all hell breaks loose (considering how the number and size of Nukes has now been regulated it’ll be less devastating then previously thought

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