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2014-08-20 China-Japan-Koreas

N.Korea Moves Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Chinese Border

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Posted by Steve White 2014-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 "Popcorn, popcorn, get ya popcorn here"

Posted by Steven 2014-08-20 02:44|| 2014-08-20 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Anybody out there taking money on this? I want to put in a side bet.

Posted by Steven 2014-08-20 02:46|| 2014-08-20 02:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Norks are going to fight China? Even pudgy---or, at least, his dad's generals---are not that crazy.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-20 02:56|| 2014-08-20 02:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Easier to move them now, setup a fuel depot and maintenance hub than coordinate limited resources on multiple fronts, later.

Posted by Skidmark 2014-08-20 06:00|| 2014-08-20 06:00|| Front Page Top

#5 If Nork attacked China I could see some initial success......it's hard to defend yourself when you're ROFLMAO.

I know Kabuki is Japanese but this sure seems like an entertainment.

Posted by AlanC 2014-08-20 07:36|| 2014-08-20 07:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Three possible reasons in order of probability:

1. An exercise and a message to the Chinese,

2. To combat defections and smuggling,

3. Put a reliable unit in place, in case of of a coup or uprising. The province is claimed to be the birthplace of Kim Jong-Il. It's also dirt-poor, even by NorK standards.

Posted by Pappy 2014-08-20 09:01|| 2014-08-20 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 2. To combat defections and smuggling

Or to get 'a piece of the action'
as in 'patronage' job for loyalty

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-20 09:47|| 2014-08-20 09:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Depends on which direction they are aiming.

Could also be part of the sea of fire spiel noted yesterday; starting a shooting war vs. SKOR set up a trip wire vs. China.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-08-20 11:05|| 2014-08-20 11:05|| Front Page Top

#9 This would be Hilarious if it happened. I mean yeah, war is hell blah blah blah, but Chinese troops coming in getting nuked by the very regime they've prompt-up all these years? Hilarious in the same way a mortar misfire kills jihadi's.

Posted by Charles 2014-08-20 11:25|| 2014-08-20 11:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey, #1 Steven, no horning in on my action!

Posted by Barbara 2014-08-20 13:26|| 2014-08-20 13:26|| Front Page Top

#11 "More than 10 new tanks with an automatic fire-control system and a computer monitor have also been deployed to this unit."

I've got a few old computer monitors in the basement - think I could sell them to the NORKs?

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