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2003-04-22 Korea

Report: U.S. has plan to bomb North Korea

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Posted by Frank G 2003-04-22 08:58 am|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I would hope that there has not been a single instant since June 25, 1950 that we did not have plans to bomb North Korea.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2003-04-22 09:13:17|| [www.nuclearspace.com] 2003-04-22 09:13:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, another meaningless story. Of course we have plans to attack nearly every country in the world. If something goes horribly wrong, you had better believe that we want to be prepared for any contigency.

Posted by John Thacker 2003-04-22 09:32:12|| 2003-04-22 09:32:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes. There had better be a plan. Hell there better be a plan to bomb Bimini.

Posted by Shipman 2003-04-22 10:38:35|| 2003-04-22 10:38:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Boy, reporter got a scoop! Here I thought our professional military spent all day eating bon bons and watching "Oprah" instead of preparing for actual war and making contingency plans.

Posted by Dar 2003-04-22 10:49:44|| 2003-04-22 10:49:44|| Front Page Top

#5 I wouldn't call this story meaningless. Of course the Pentagon has had plans drawn up for North Korea for decades. Everyone knows that, including North Korea.

That's not the point. The point is, why are (presumably) administration sources talking to the press about this? IIRC, UPI and WashTimes have common ownership (the Moonies, right?), and WashTimes is deeply conservative and has good relations with the administration. The existence of the story itself, not so much its content, is what's significant here. Message to the NKors, maybe? Deniable escalation?

Posted by Brutus 2003-04-22 16:48:31|| 2003-04-22 16:48:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't believe it. South Korea has adopted a constructive engagement policy, towards the North, and they have an effective veto over US actions, if not rhetoric.

Posted by Anonon 2003-04-23 00:29:49|| 2003-04-23 00:29:49|| Front Page Top

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