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2003-04-23 Korea

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Posted by Steve White 2003-04-23 01:08 am|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Man I hope this guy Kelly is about 6'8

Posted by Shipman 2003-04-23 09:29:11|| 2003-04-23 09:29:11|| Front Page Top

#2 US General Leon LaPorte, commander of the 37,000 US troops based in South Korea, said on Tuesday that the North "poses many threats to global stability". The US-South Korean alliance "provides the military force that deters North Korean aggression and it stands ready to defeat any external provocation", he added.

*holds up card* 7.8. Points removed for being too short a program from an extremly promising candidate. Another four, five sentences, and "Army Based Policy" man would be sweating profusely.

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-23 11:24:18|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-23 11:24:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Truth be told, I'm still not entirely sure why the hell we're talking to them. For once, I agree with the North Korean press; these are not multilateral talks, these are precisely the direct US-DPRK talks Pyongyang has wanted all along. I just don't see a reason why the US is rushing into talks; we're not the ones eating tree bark (well, most of us, anyhow). North Korea needs these talk much more than we do, and letting them dictate who's in and who's out leaves me with a REALLY bad taste in my mouth. Of course, Seoul hasn't been particularly helpful in this regard. They need Alec Baldwin to go down to their Foreign Ministry and deliver his "Glengarry Glenross" pep talk. It takes "brass b*lls" to deal with Pyongyang, and for some reason beyond my limited comprehension, South Korea seems to lack'em. With an economy 25 times the size of the North's, you'd think they'd be a little more assertive.

Posted by The Marmot 2003-04-23 14:03:06|| [marmotshole.blogspot.com] 2003-04-23 14:03:06|| Front Page Top

#4 A question: Can they eat air waves?

Talk is one thing, actually delivering something is something else.

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-23 15:18:10|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-23 15:18:10|| Front Page Top

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