North Korea wants to be an attention whore again...

Originally Posted by Gecko3

I doubt many Americans would really give a damn if the South gets pwnt.

Gotta disagree there. Trade with South Korea is huge. Just think about all the automobiles and electronics that they export. Kia, Hyundai, and Daewoo cars, and Samsung electronics are all big business that the US would be somewhat upset about loosing.

In addition, contrary to what you've read in the NY Times, Daily Show, or wherever you get your news, the US doesn't only go to war if there are natural resources to gain. We went to war in Korea once before as a matter of ideological difference.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Gecko3

...but the atmosphere back then was a lot more tense than it is today (where they were worried about a country that could send nukes our way...

I'm not sure I follow here. I'd say that the atmosphere today is a bit more tense. Back then, they weren't worried about NK's nuclear capabilities. They were worried about the further spread of communism throughout Asia. If anything, they're a greater threat now given that they potentially have nuclear capabilities.

If NK pops one off over Japan, or SK, or anywhere that's not their own property, I doubt it will be too difficult to gather support to put a stop to their potential tyranny.

I do agree with you though that recent media has seemed to desensitize us from the effects of war. The war in Iraq is constantly in the news, and nobody seems to care one way or the other anymore. Most Americans find themselves reacting like this: "Let's see what else is on." Also, I think that Americans as a whole are a lot more tolerant of communist ideology than they were back in the late 40's and early 50's. However, if your average Joe or Jane on the street suddenly finds that they can't get parts for their constantly breaking Hyundai Tiburon, or order a sweet ass Samsung monitor or tv, they'll be upset. SK's economy is nothing to scoff at. They export 288 billion worth of goods a year, primarily to China, Japan, and the US. They also import 256bil in goods from the same folks. If the US suddenly looses nearly 30bil in business from exports because of NK, I'm fairly certain that we'd be ready to do something about it.

Come to think of it, your average joe/jane thinks NK's crazy anyway, as their only frame of reference concerning troubles there is from Team America World Police. :biggrin:

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