Comments on: Surviving the Big One the KJI way! http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mark http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/#comment-8141 mark Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:59:56 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1241#comment-8141 It seems to me that Kim Myong-chul is playing the "bad cop," while KJI can play "good cop." Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger played these respective roles while negotiating with the Vietnamese in 1972-73. Nixon's skill in this was supposedly inspired by none other than Syngman Rhee, who played the trustworthy ally when he needed to, and the completely insane and demented old grandfather who was willing to pull the whole show down at the drop of a hat when he needed to (like when he released all of the POWs from Koje Island prison in 1952 when the US was trying to negotiate an end to the war instead of "liberating" NK). I'm not sure, but putting out conflicting messages in this way may be an effort on the NK government's part to keep their adversaries off-balance and/or on their toes. And about the "underground facilities": With everything that the NKs can build underground (evidently, much of their military infastructure is), it's a wonder they didn't put their reprocessing facitilties (is that what they were?) of nuke fuel underground, too. Maybe they WANTED American spy satellites to see them? Maybe this was an effort at deterrence and/or getting the US to engage with them? It seems to me that Kim Myong-chul is playing the “bad cop,” while KJI can play “good cop.” Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger played these respective roles while negotiating with the Vietnamese in 1972-73. Nixon’s skill in this was supposedly inspired by none other than Syngman Rhee, who played the trustworthy ally when he needed to, and the completely insane and demented old grandfather who was willing to pull the whole show down at the drop of a hat when he needed to (like when he released all of the POWs from Koje Island prison in 1952 when the US was trying to negotiate an end to the war instead of “liberating” NK). I’m not sure, but putting out conflicting messages in this way may be an effort on the NK government’s part to keep their adversaries off-balance and/or on their toes.

And about the “underground facilities”: With everything that the NKs can build underground (evidently, much of their military infastructure is), it’s a wonder they didn’t put their reprocessing facitilties (is that what they were?) of nuke fuel underground, too. Maybe they WANTED American spy satellites to see them? Maybe this was an effort at deterrence and/or getting the US to engage with them?

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/#comment-8140 slim Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:38:27 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1241#comment-8140 Economic hardship in the fatherland has made it impossible for Dr Kim to stay on his meds. Economic hardship in the fatherland has made it impossible for Dr Kim to stay on his meds.

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/#comment-8139 The Marmot Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:44:16 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1241#comment-8139 Then again this man is so obviously deluded, what?€™s the point of shooting him down? Absolutely none whatsoever. I linked to him for entertainment purposes only. Then again this man is so obviously deluded, what?€™s the point of shooting him down?

Absolutely none whatsoever. I linked to him for entertainment purposes only.

]]> By: virtual wonderer http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/#comment-8138 virtual wonderer Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:14:55 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1241#comment-8138 Notice that whenever Kim Myong Chul always talk about NK-US issue, he never bothers to talk about the role of South Korea. It's as if he assumes 600,000 South Korean soldiers are just there for show. Kim Myong Chul always LOVE to compare North Korean vs US capabilities but he always convenient forget that North Korea has zero allies. Then again this man is so obviously deluded, what's the point of shooting him down? Notice that whenever Kim Myong Chul always talk about NK-US issue, he never bothers to talk about the role of South Korea. It’s as if he assumes 600,000 South Korean soldiers are just there for show. Kim Myong Chul always LOVE to compare North Korean vs US capabilities but he always convenient forget that North Korea has zero allies. Then again this man is so obviously deluded, what’s the point of shooting him down?

]]> By: madne0 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2004/11/10/surviving-the-big-one-the-kji-way/#comment-8137 madne0 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:42:26 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1241#comment-8137 Unless China's nuclear arsenal went up by a factor of 10 or 20 it does NOT have the ability to destroy the US one time, much less "many times over". Unless China’s nuclear arsenal went up by a factor of 10 or 20 it does NOT have the ability to destroy the US one time, much less “many times over”.

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