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China-Japan-Koreas
Lee says S. Korea not afraid of war with N. Korea
2010-12-28
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that South Koreans should not fear war with North Korea although his government is eager to keep peace on the peninsula.

"If (we) are afraid of war, we can never prevent war," Lee said in his biweekly radio address, the last of this year.

His remarks represent Seoul's firm stance to deal resolutely with the communist neighbor's provocations down the road.
It's the SKor version of 'sea of fire' ...
"North Korea committed the provocations without reluctance, misjudging our patience and desire for peace," Lee said. "We have clearly realized the fact that only strong counteractions to military provocations are able to deter war and safeguard peace."

He said the South had tolerated the North's belligerence in hopes of maintaining peace on the peninsula, but he stressed that his military should cope with any future attacks without mercy.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  As per CHIN MIL FORUMS/BLOGS, apparently NEITHER BEIJING NOR PYONGYANG HAVE THE FUEL RESERVES TO FIGHT A SECOND KOREAN WAR = MAJOR WAR.

Which indirectly makes inducement of "GREAT POWERS" MILPOL CONFRONTATIONISM North Korea's only realistic option, given IMO Kimmie + Regime's desire to PRESERVE KIM FAMILY DYNASTIC POWER + "NORTH KOREAN"-STYLE/CENTRIC BRAND OF COMMUNISM-SOCIALISM + "NORTH KOREA-FOR-NORTH-KOREANS/KOREANS", to preserve iff not improve, expand the NORTH KOREAN POLITICAL "STATUS QUO" AGZ BOTH CHINA + US-ALLIES???

ALso, SOUTH KOREA'S DECISION TO STOP REFERRING TO THE NORTH AS ITS "MAIN ENEMY" IS IMO A COVERT = PCORRECT-DENIABLE SLAP AT CHINA BY SEOUL IN FAVOR OF + WILL-NOT-ADMIT-TO-IT SUPPORT FOR NORTH KOREA.

To paraph post-9-11 ROBIN "MORK FROM ORK" WILLIAMS + "72 VIRGINIANS" TV SKIT >"CCCCCCCCCCCCC-Correctness.......SSSSSSHHHHHHH"!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-12-28 22:11  

#2  Finally they are relearning the lessons of the ancients.

Si vis pacem, para bellum
-- Thucydides, as taught by the Spartans

(Translated to Latin and popularized by the inimitable Cicero)
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-12-28 14:52  

#1  CHINESE MILITRAY FORUM > CHINA RATCHING UP PRESSURE IN THE AIR, agz JAPAN AIR SDFS vee AIR-TO-AIR INCIDENTS.

and

* SAME > [Report]CHINA'S MILITARY CAPABILITIES ARE OVER-RATED, ACCORDING TO INDIA'S SOURCE.

INDJUH = INDIA adding its two cents to the US ONI describing China mil assets as potential "sitting ducks", + RUSSIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER dismissing or downplaying the threat to Russia + USA from China's Nukes + LRBMS.

Ouchies.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-12-28 02:36  

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