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2009-10-18 China-Japan-Koreas

Beijing Is Violating North Korean Sanctions

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Posted by Steve White 2009-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Well, I'm certain that I speak for everyone when I say that I amshocked! shocked! to find out about this!!

Posted by Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-18 00:30|| 2009-10-18 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 It's business. They actually do have trade with the Norks. Doing so, they also pay no consequences for doing so. So, what's the motivation for them to change? About the only thing that would get their attention is the Japanese going nuke and re-militarizing over North Korea. Not going to happen in their estimates.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-18 09:09|| 2009-10-18 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 I love it, Kimmie can't do squat about it and will be reduced to an infantile squalling and waving his tiny fists in the air.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-10-18 12:58|| 2009-10-18 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 About the only thing that would get their attention is the Japanese going nuke and re-militarizing over North Korea. Not going to happen in their estimates.

Three things that could REALLY get China's attention: the Japanese requesting to build 50 "Arleigh Burke"-class destroyers under license; Japan buying the USS Kitty Hawk and two wings of F/A-18s; and the US "giving" Japan 300 PAC-3 missiles - with no strings attached. Of course, neither our current government, nor the current government of Japan, would concede to such deals.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-10-18 18:15|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-10-18 18:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Hell OP that would get Our attention. :)

Sadly I don't think 300 SM-3z exost (?)

And I wouldn't saddle France with the Shitty Kittuah - I expect the ~~IJN~~ self-defense force to have it's own ideas on force projection - they has a history of some ability in dis area.

Posted by .5MT 2009-10-18 18:39|| 2009-10-18 18:39|| Front Page Top

#6 .5MT- please provide bsis for the Shitty Kitty remark. old, yes. oilburner, yes. still afloat and dependable, yes. of the 11 CVs i served on, CVA-63 (at the time) was the best. and yeah i know that was a few years ago, but there had to be a reason why CV-66 was chosen as a target for deliberate sinking over one several years older.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-10-18 18:58|| 2009-10-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#7 I expect the IJN self-defense force to have it's own ideas on force projection - they has a history of some ability in dis area.

To amplify somewhat what .5mt says, even people who understand military history in WWII fail to understand just how large a chunk of Asia the Imperial Japanese Army swallowed up during WWII.

Or how great an impact Japanese imperialism still has to this day on modern diplomacy. The Chinese won't move to clamp down on the Norks because, frankly, the old man as a guerrilla fought the IJA during WWII.

Posted by badanov 2009-10-18 19:15|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-10-18 19:15|| Front Page Top

#8 USN I'm mainly thinking of the steam plant. Running it likes it's used to would reaquire folks who've lived on it for years. Now, perhaps the ~~IJN~~ self defense force would contract to do that -- but I'm not sure it would be wise. The ~~IJN~~ self defense force of Japan has a long history of carrier operations, construction and maintenence. I expect they would want to build their own and not be stuck with an Admirals Revolt hull.

Just me thoughts.

Posted by .5MT 2009-10-18 19:56|| 2009-10-18 19:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Yum. I missed that side of you, .5MT. But I'm greedy like that. :-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-10-18 20:34|| 2009-10-18 20:34|| Front Page Top

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