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N. Korea likely to make 'surprise but limited attack' on S. Korea
2009-03-19
North Korea will likely carry out a ''surprise but limited'' attack on South Korea in parallel with its launch of what it calls a satellite in early April, South Korea's defense ministry warned Wednesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. ''There is a good possibility North Korea may make a surprise but limited attack on some areas along the inter-Korean border, with global attention mounting on its planned missile launch,'' the ministry said in a report presented to a special parliamentary committee on inter-Korean relations.
That's about the level of brilliance we actually expect from the Kim dynasty.
Posted by:Fred

#16  norks are only good as their last meal, hunger makes them mighty grouchy. the rok are well fed, have prepositioned kimchi stash buried, and US soldiers hung over enough not to care on their side. make our day!
Posted by: citigirl   2009-03-19 23:08  

#15   Punishment of War Maniacs by Arms Urged
Pyongyang, March 18 (KCNA) -- The United States and the south Korean puppet war-like forces are staging the madcap war exercises across south Korea to mount a surprise preemptive attack on the DPRK from land, air and seas.

Citing data to disclose such attempts, Minju Joson Wednesday in a signed commentary stresses that the war maniacs, the aggressors, should be punished with arms, not with words.

The ongoing joint military exercises of the U.S. are, in essence, little short of instigating the south Korean puppets to ignite a war of aggression on the DPRK through preemptive attack without worrying about full support from the U.S. in "contingency," the commentary points out, and says:

What is more intolerable is that the U.S. has talked nonsense that the DPRK is "excessively reacting" to the exercises and that it should "restrain" itself.

The historical facts show that there has been no use advising or warning the U.S. and its followers to drop their reckless hostile policy towards the DPRK, though it had done so frequently that they could understand.

The U.S. imperialists' moves for a war of aggression should be countered with merciless and resolute just war for reunification. This is the truth and lesson the DPRK drew from its anti-U.S. confrontation struggle of decades.

The arms of the DPRK built up with the inexhaustible mental power of the strong revolutionary armed forces of Mt. Paektu and Songun do not show mercy.

If the enemies intrude into the inviolable territory of the DPRK even 0.001mm, its army and people would wage the most powerful and scathing, anti-U.S. sacred war, the war for reunification to root out the sources of war and successfully accomplish the historic cause of national reunification, the cherished desire of the Koreans.
Posted by: tipper   2009-03-19 22:14  

#14  May their attack be as successful as socialism!
Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent   2009-03-19 20:47  

#13  One way to reduce the amount of food the NKPA 'eats' up every day.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-19 18:47  

#12  they were feeling 'ronree and decided a supplies expeditioney would make them feel less arone.
Posted by: citigirl   2009-03-19 14:26  

#11  *sigh* ... it wasn't a "surprise attack" ... it is a "supplies attack". They need supplies and someone overheard a conversation and it got mixed up due to various accent issues.
Posted by: crosspatch   2009-03-19 13:23  

#10  Time to revist the plans for Operation Paul Bunyan pt. 2
Posted by: Anon4021   2009-03-19 12:27  

#9  Sun Tzu would have a lot of scolding of ROK to do!!!getting caught off-guard, or suprised is synonymous with the weaker position. it should be ROK making a suprise but unlimited attack, and say "shucks, didnt mean ta" that way they could control the dynamic.
Posted by: citigirl   2009-03-19 08:56  

#8  Sort of like if Mexico attacked the US.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-03-19 08:21  

#7  If the North attacks the South the average standard of living in the resulting unified ROK will drop by half. A sane South would rather not win as long as they don't lose or spend too much maintaining a draw.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-03-19 08:20  

#6  OP-
I'll second 'Moose's thought that we're there almost as much to keep the South from going North. I suspect an NKOR attack would be a disaster - for him - from the get go. The NKORs of today can only advance as far as their feet will take them - they've got almost no transport, and what they do have won't last long against US/ROK resistance. On top of that, their plan calls for them to capture Seoul so they have supplies - they won;t be bringing any with them other than what they can carry.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2009-03-19 06:07  

#5   Maybe this is it?
'N. Korea detains two female U.S. journalists'
Posted by: tipper   2009-03-19 05:45  

#4  If the ROK Marines of today are anything like the ones I knew in Vietnam, that would be a SERIOUS error on the part of Kim - maybe even a fatal error. While the North has about 3000 artillery pieces aimed at the South, the ROKs have several hundred MLRS systems, mobile field pieces, and a MUCH better Air Force than the North. I'd bet the South would reach Pyongyang much faster than the North could reach the VERY short distance to Seoul. The biggest problem the South would have is with the several thousand DPRK sympathizers in the South - most of whom have lived all their lives in freedom.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-03-19 03:10  

#3  Theres more than enuff ample anecdotal MSM-NET news evidence directly indic andor inferring the serious problems faced by Islam + North Korea. I could be wrong, but IMO once the die of war is cast, NORTH KOREA = IRAN IN THAT AN AYMMETRIC "PEOPLE'S WAR" WILL BE DESIRED AND FOUGHT TO THE DEATH.

Any so-called "takeover" of NORTH KOREA by CHINA will be the nail on the coffin of Pyongyang + PAN-KOREAN COMMUNIST-SOCIALIST MOVEMENTS.

E.G. PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM [ala AFPAKISTAN] > THIS WAR IS OVER EXCEPT FOR THE FIGHTING.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-03-19 02:38  

#2  Small and limited to grocery stores and McDonald fast food joints.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-03-19 00:41  

#1  For a long time, I suspect we stayed in the South to keep the ROK from invading the North.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-03-19 00:20  

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