Comments on: FT on Korea-U.S. fissure

By: Janus

Janus — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:37:43 +0000

I think Robert should more widely disseminate this “Modest Proposal for Asian security.”

By: Zonath

Zonath — Wed, 24 May 2006 02:34:28 +0000

I stand corrected then. Sometimes, I have trouble discerning between pro-North fantasy and anti-North paranoia.

By: snow

snow — Wed, 24 May 2006 02:07:32 +0000

“Baduk’s pro-NK/communist fantasies”

Zonath, as crazy as Baduk’s ideas are sometimes, you’re very mistaken with this comment. Baduk is about as rabidly anti-NK and anti-communist as anyone I’ve seen on this board.

By: Zonath

Zonath — Wed, 24 May 2006 00:44:24 +0000

Heh. Baduk’s pro-NK/communist fantasies are always amusing. I suppose it’s possible that Korea and China could successfuly invade Japan. After all, there’s a first time for everything.

By: Bloodpump

Bloodpump — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:45:03 +0000

Those are some great blanket statements there baduk. I find your hate rather disturbing, if not pathetic. You’ve have pretty much shown that Koreans are not reasonable or peaceful-barbaric actually. First of all, the theory of the Domino Effect is pretty much out of date and second of all, both Korea and Japan are democracies. There has never been a war between democratic nations in the history of democracy. From what I’ve studied the Japanese defence forces are not as weak as you seem to think they are.

By: Mizar5

Mizar5 — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:39:55 +0000

baduk, how do you figure the Chinese are more reasonable and peaceful than the Japanese? The facts belie this. Unlike China, Japan has not been involved in an invasive war since WWII.

By: Mizar5

Mizar5 — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:37:10 +0000

Curious, what good can come of the US pulling the far east? Don’t you see any strategic importance in East Asia?

By: baduk

baduk — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:12:23 +0000

When the US leaves, it is Domino. Yes, Domino theory works in a certain environment. China->NK->SK->Japan->Phillippine?….-> Continental US?

I think the Chinese will not attack the US. They are more reasonable (and peaceful) people than the Japanese.

By: baduk

baduk — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:06:38 +0000

NK is an underling of China. When the US pulls out, NK will attack Japan as dictated by China. China wants to use NK as the initial attack force on Japan. China will play a benevolent peacemaker at the initial phase of the China-Japan War.

SK will be joining its Northern brothers and attack Japan as well. Dokdo is nothing compared to Korean troops attacking Tokyo. Killing Japanese civilians with maximum prejudice. Are you hearing this, Koizumi? Still concentrating on Dokdo?

The Japanese will serve Koreans and Koreans will serve the Chinese. This is the way it was before 18th century when the Westerners appeared in Japanese shores. China and Korea want to turn the clock back.

By: Zonath

Zonath — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:29:59 +0000

You know, even though the thought of a nuclear-armed South Korea is more than a bit frightening, I do wonder from time to time what would have happened had the US not intervened back when SK was seriously attempting to attain a nuclear arsenal in the pre-NPT days. If Nixon had gone ahead with his plan to pull all the troops out of South Korea (rather than leave half of them there indefinitely) and allowed SK to gain a reprocessing facility from France, would SK today be better or worse for it?

Really though… I personally don’t think that a nuclear-armed NK would really prompt the rest of the countries in the region to go nuclear, since all of them still have the US’s nuclear arsenal to fall back on. Maybe part of the reason SK is so happy to bend over backwards to shield the North from criticism is because the threat of a nuclear North keeps the US from pulling its troops out of the region.