Originally Posted by Reba

So you believe that SK alone can withstand the forces of NK? You don't think NK would overrun SK the way N. Vietnam did to S. Vietnam when the Americans pulled out of there?

Originally Posted by Reba

"Several aspects of the U.S.-R.O.K. security relationship are changing as the U.S. moves from a leading to a supporting role. In 2004 an agreement was reached on the return of the Yongsan base in Seoul--as well as a number of other U.S. bases--to the R.O.K. and the eventual relocation of all U.S. forces to south of the Han River. Those movements are expected to be completed by 2016. In addition, the U.S. and R.O.K. agreed to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Korea to 25,000 by 2008, but a subsequent agreement by the U.S. and R.O.K. presidents in 2008 has now capped that number at 28,500, with no further troop reductions planned. The U.S. and R.O.K. have also agreed to transfer wartime operational control to the R.O.K. military on April 17, 2012."
South Korea

Unfortuneately, those who win wars make the rules for those who lose wars. That's the way it has always been.

I guess they could have turned the whole country over to the communists instead. Would that be better?

Originally Posted by Reba

The S. Koreans have no problem with N. Koreans using nuclear bombs?

Originally Posted by Reba

But you keep ranting about Americans wanting to "bomb, bomb, bomb." (Which is not true anyway but that's what you keep bringing up.)

Originally Posted by Reba

Reunite under which government? Would all Korean people be happy to live under communism, dictatorship, and poverty?

Originally Posted by Reba

Please explain how that relates to today's situation.

Originally Posted by Reba

No, that doesn't answer my question because it's not the same statement or scenario.

This is about Americans recovering nuclear materials stolen by militants:

"The US army is training a crack unit to seal off and snatch back Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event that militants, possibly from inside the country’s security apparatus, get their hands on a nuclear device or materials that could make one.

The specialised unit would be charged with recovering the nuclear materials and securing them."


This is about removing enriched uranium before it gets into the wrong hands:

"A dangerous standoff with Pakistan over nuclear fuel: Since 2007, the United States has mounted a highly secret effort, so far unsuccessful, to remove from a Pakistani research reactor highly enriched uranium that American officials fear could be diverted for use in an illicit nuclear device. In May 2009, Ambassador Anne W. Patterson reported that Pakistan was refusing to schedule a visit by American technical experts because, as a Pakistani official said, “if the local media got word of the fuel removal, ‘they certainly would portray it as the United States taking Pakistan’s nuclear weapons,’ he argued.” "


My question is still unanswered.

Originally Posted by Jiro

you missed the point. see red bold print. that should suffice.

Originally Posted by Jiro

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SK is not deeply concerd about it because NK is not going to use it. It's for you, not us

Originally Posted by Grummer

what is this?

what do you mean exactly...dont you think you may be practisiing the very same double standards which you accuse of US miltary who actually have the resources to provide assistence but you dissaprove (just like the SKers)

Originally Posted by Grummer

I find your statement quite disturbing for it illustrate the level of arrogance to be quite high, showing disrespect for fellow americas and westerners alike...

Originally Posted by Grummer

moreso, you are living in USA and you're laughing about the nuke threat, whats wrong with you, i find your thoughts disturbing.

Originally Posted by Jiro

Nuke Threat. It's comical because it's full of empty threat. When's the last time we've had any nuclear attack?

FYI - we are the only country in the history who has used nuclear weapon on other country.... twice. aren't we being a hypocrite, eh?

Not a single "rogue country" nor "axis of evil" has ever used nuke. Not a single terrorist has ever detonated dirty bomb. Only us! twice!

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

You do realize why we used them right?

Pearl Harbor was a bitch. I have an uncle buried there.


So was 9/11

Originally Posted by Jiro

We all have relatives and friends buried somewhere in any armed conflicts. The only hypocrite here is the one who used nuclear weapon.

Omaha Beach was a beach... I mean bitch. why not nuke Germany?

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

The last time the United States used nukes was to defend ourselves. We were attacked on our soil.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

Same thing is happening now. We can and will use them if provoked. There is no hypocrisy except coming from you.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

You claim to be an American, yet you keep saying "you guys" and "us".

You might recall something I said a while back about how immigrants often times have issues with leaving the "old country" in the "old country". Your either an American or a Korean. You cannot be both.

Originally Posted by Jiro

Japan didn't nuke us. Every country get attacked on their own soil and they didn't nuke them.

9/11 - we were attacked on our soil. How come we didn't use nuke?


you might want to do a research on that. Obama Administration has signed the executive order that we will not use nuke even when provoked. We will only use nuke if the enemy nuked us.


I am an American first. and Korean last. And as the American citizen, I have rights to freedom of speech to criticize my government and my country, don't I?

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

Its the whole "you guys" vs "us" that exposed you

If you are not a "you guys" then you are a "us" so which is it?

Obama is an idiot - everyone knows that now, they can read all about it on wikileaks.

Don't go trusting the government and what Obama says - wikileaks just proved that what he says in public and what he plans to do and says in private are not the same thing

Originally Posted by Foxrac

Wikileaks are going affect every politicians, including republicans and Bush Admin so Obama isn't alone.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

That is almost a shrewd comment. However, the leak happened on Obama's watch.

I am sure Bush never instructed our diplomats to spy on our allies. I am sure Bush would have instructed wikileaks to be shut down.

Originally Posted by Foxrac

In bold, I doubt and Bush can't shut the wikileaks down.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

ummmm .... yes they can. Wikileaks was shut down all day Sunday by an amateur hacker. A hacker that used a simple downloadable hack that be found on google.

anyways, here is the most recent leak and I find it rather ..... interesting:


Latest updates: WikiLeaks' diplomatic cables release – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

Originally Posted by Foxrac

Just one day, man.

Again, I doubt our government can shut the wikileaks, even if it was during Bush Admin and wikileaks was started in December 2006.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

wikileaks can be shut down.

Should WikiLeaks Be Shut Down? - US News and World Report

Assange needs to be prosecuted and his website shut down before he does this:

WikiLeaks plans to release a U.S. bank's documents | Reuters


Would you want your credit card number and pin # released to the public?

Some information is confidential for a reason. What he is doing is criminal.

Originally Posted by Foxrac

I doubt because Wikileaks isn't locate in USA and please show me about how does Bush can shut the wikileaks down?

How did they know about credit card number and pin numbers?

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

Wikileaks can be shut down. They should be shut down. However, to shut down wikileaks, a law has to be broken by the U.S. Government. What wikileaks has done was broken the law (released confidential information that was illegally obtained).

For the U.S. Government to do anything, they have to do it legally.

What wikileaks has done was taken confidential information that can damage my Government, and made it public, with the intention to damage my Government and my fellow Americans.

Everything that be conceivably be known about the personal affairs of those responsible should also be made available to the public. Since they feel they have a right to do this, I am sure they would be willing to share with the world about the fact that Assange is a child molester. We should have access to his personal bank account information.

Wikileaks can be shut down.

Originally Posted by Foxrac

They can't because Wikileaks isn't from USA and they are based in Sweden, however founder of Wikileaks want reside to Switzerland or Iceland due feel safe to operate.

If you want wikileaks to shut down but why did you read any documents that had been leaked on wikileaks?

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

You cannot go anywhere without being exposed to this information.

And yes, they can shut down Wikileaks, it is really quite simple. It does not matter where an organization exists, if they are attacking the U.S. Government, we can do anything to obliterate them.

However, Obama is an inexperienced President. He doesn't know what to do. He will try to do the "politically correct" thing instead of the "right thing".

The right thing to do would be to protect the interests of the United States Government by any means necessary.

Originally Posted by Jiro

South Korea does not have a nuke. Japan does not have a nuke. So why does North Korea want to have a nuke? Because of America!

hence... the nuke's for USA, not South Korea. it's simply for their own protection.


oh? have you ever thought that maybe America is being quite arrogant in here?

Originally Posted by Foxrac

Good luck with US government about regard to shut the wikileaks down but I know they can't.

How did you know that Obama is an inexperienced President? Never heard of that.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

You cannot go anywhere without being exposed to this information.

And yes, they can shut down Wikileaks, it is really quite simple. It does not matter where an organization exists, if they are attacking the U.S. Government, we can do anything to obliterate them.

However, Obama is an inexperienced President. He doesn't know what to do. He will try to do the "politically correct" thing instead of the "right thing". The right thing to do would be to protect the interests of the United States Government by any means necessary.

Originally Posted by Steinhauer

If an amateur hack can shut down wikileaks for a day by a program that can be found by a google search ....

Originally Posted by craigm26

Do you think politics is like an apple or an onion?

While it's nice to have clear and concise political manuevers like a checkers game, this isn't one of those times. I wouldn't say he's inexperienced, nor is it completely on him to not have issues like this.

Originally Posted by Jiro

Japan didn't nuke us. Every country get attacked on their own soil and they didn't nuke them.

9/11 - we were attacked on our soil. How come we didn't use nuke?


you might want to do a research on that. Obama Administration has signed the executive order that we will not use nuke even when provoked. We will only use nuke if the enemy nuked us.


I am an American first. and Korean last. And as the American citizen, I have rights to freedom of speech to criticize my government and my country, don't I?