Korea conducted a Dokdo defense drill today utilizing some of its newest toys, including F-15Ks, a 3,000-ton Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, a Type 209 submarine and Westland Linx anti-sub helicopters.
Korea conducts these drills twice a year, but this time, with Japan’s dastardly inclusion of Dokdo in teacher guidebooks and American imperialists colluding with the Japanese militarists to change Dokdo’s BGN listing, the drill was made public.
Well, I’m sure the photos of F-15s buzzing Dokdo will be spectacular…
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Since the 1950s have Japanese ships or planes ever entered Korea’s declared territorial waters around the rocks?
Yes… but if Japan really wanted the islets they could (by next year) just send their F-15Js (would outnumber ROK’s 5 or 6 to one), Kongo Aegis class destroyers, Hyūga class LPH ships, etc. etc. Japan’s navy is much stronger then Korea’s at this point.
Chest-thumping and war cries need not be based on fact.
#2, when?
Another question: Is anything happening in Korea that has nothing to do with Dokdo or the 미친소녀? From the looks of the Marmot’s Hole, those two issues are all anyone in Korea cares about. Surely some politician somewhere has pulled down someone’s something or other and touched their whatever.
Big mistake, Korea over reacting. If you keep on attracting attention, you’ll get more unwanted attention.
There isn’t even one peaceful day in the ROK. Not one. This blog is making me depressed. Reading this blog, it looks as though as if the entire country is in a convulsive twisting hate fest against Americans and Japanese, with violent riot uprisings with Americans and Japanese getting lynched in the city centers. Tne Dokdo story is now on here every 30 minutes.
“If you keep on attracting attention, you’ll get more unwanted attention.”
Bingo…
Korea should just stay quiet and just sit on the rocks… time’s on their side.
Great article on this subject at Chosun Ilbo: Can We Afford to Stick to Our Aggressive Style? by Yang Sang-hoon
Something that should definately be translated to Korean.
Right wing Japanese ‘Takeshima’ rubber speed boats attempted to land on Dokdo a couple of years ago.
Showing off military muscle is as far is this dispute will go, it is certainly not a big enough issue to exchange fire over and disrupt economic relations. Even Park knew this when forging ties with Japan in the 60s.
The ‘Dokdo war’ will be fought in the media, and among diplomats/gov officials…and librarians!
#8, And bloggers! For all the annoyance K-bloggers and their commenters claim about Dokdo, they give it a lot of ink.
Hey, every morning, I thank God for Dokdo and pot-smoking English teachers — they ensure I never run out of blog material!
That kind of intellectual laziness is just sad, Marmot. I can’t speak for other readers, but I come here for informed and intelligent observations about the goings-on of Korean society and governmental affairs, and NSFW links to booby pics.
Lots of Dokdo posts, no boobies. Austin sad.
#1
The answer to your questions is a “no”. #2, where’s your source for the “yes” answer?
#8
You mean Senkaku/Diaoyus. “Dokdo” is fortified, and there’s no way a civilian vessel can land.
Alright, Jesus H Christ, I’ll try to find some theme-appropriate boobies for you.
Besides, I don’t want to take responsibility for cm being depressed.
#13: “You mean Senkaku/Diaoyus. “Dokdo” is fortified, and there’s no way a civilian vessel can land.”
No, they really tried at Dokdo:
http://english.chosun.com/w21d.....60029.html
I knew about that aborted attempt to disembark on the rocks, but I wondered if there were any successful entries into Korea’s declared territorial waters.
#4, it wasn’t long ago that the “big” issue was Hyori had her breasts x-rayed… AND THEY’RE REAL!!
I supposed that’s news of a sort.
The answer is still a “no”. Like I said, the rocks are fortified and guarded 24/7 by the coast guard. There’s no way a civilian vessel can even approach.
As for sovereign crafts, no such incident. Like I said, what’s written in the “intelligent commentaries” are rogue disinformation. Adds spice, but quite distasteful.
There is really not much more to talk about is there? Pinkos, Dokdo and Hate (US or Japan…both will do). The occasional member of a chaebol family doing something odd is good too….
And boobies. Need more boobies. Japanese boobies (girlfriend/toy of chaebol son) on Dokdo.
Korea — proving itself to be more of a laughingstock everyday. And I didn’t think this was possible.
Japan will think twice now!
#5 — I get that same feeling. A country of nothing but fighting and protest and other irrational, absurdities. But you know what? It’s ALL media driven. Without the media, there’s no Dokdo issue and no US Beef issue. The newspapers make the headlines everyday “Dokdo…”
Then, the commercials… crazy. The Dokdo commercials are a riot.
I suppose it’s no worse than the US where the news is 24/7 on the death of some drug-addled, pathetic celebrity for weeks… not naming any names.
But that’s the nature of our media-driven world. Our “reality” is determined by the media.
I read the KT and Joonang Ilbo everyday, but am thinking of pitching them in the trash now.
#13 no I mean Dokdo, and civilian vessel landing is possible although highly unlikely a cilivilan vessel would get near the rocks/islets.
#11 – The Marmot posts a lot of architectural/historical stuff here. Andy Jackson posts frequently on the political scene in Korea. If the number of hits per topic is any indication, the bloggership seems to prefer commenting on Dokdo, beef paranoia, and retarded foreigner exploits to those topics. Fortunately, most of us don’t seem to have any issues with a little NE Asian t&a.
Too bad ROK citizens don’t view net translations from the “outside” world looking in.
I’ve always suspected that the current Korean air and naval buildup was aimed more at Japan in an effort to address some inferiority complex. And what better way to prove it than a Dokdo “defense exercise” involving the ROK’s latest “toys”.
Wonder if we’ll ever see Korean warships doing something meaningful such as taking part in international peacekeeping operations.
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