tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8640731294213284195..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Korea. North vs. South.Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91922675090168385612013-08-29T23:30:52.048-05:002013-08-29T23:30:52.048-05:00I spent a year in Korea, and we all understood tha...I spent a year in Korea, and we all understood that we weren't there to keep the North Koreans from attacking the south, but to keep the South Koreans from attacking the north.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6141523920914955422010-02-07T12:33:06.708-06:002010-02-07T12:33:06.708-06:00What you do not realize is that those troops and t...What you do not realize is that those troops and that equipment are not there to fight and die for either Taiwan or South Korea. <br /><br />They are there to fight and die for U.S. interests, which at this time lie in sync with those of Taiwan and South Korea.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82202201342154701182010-02-05T08:26:06.390-06:002010-02-05T08:26:06.390-06:00The Republic of Korea (ROK) is a small but vibrant...The Republic of Korea (ROK) is a small but vibrant country with its major population center (Seoul) located within the range of artillery and rockets from north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).<br /><br />The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) sits north with a stronger Army and a stronger Air Force along its border. The DPRK has a nuclear weapons capability. The ROK has none. It is all downhill from the DMZ to Seoul. The lights seen in the satellite picture can be reduced to zero by a DPRK invasion. In the long run, the ROK would prevail, provided that the People's Republic of China did not intervene.<br /><br />The two nations still coexist in a state of war modified by a truce. The United Nations is in nominal but not actual control of the multi-national military forces, of which the U.S. Eighth Army and the U.S. Fifth Air Force are the major contributor.<br /><br />It is the PAX US which has enabled the ROK to economically develop from an agrarian economy, reconstitute their Army and turn from a series of one party dictatorships into a democracy. They were, by the way, an important force contributor to the war in Vietnam and took heavy casualties for their effort while pacifying their controlled areas. The insurgent Viet Cong and the North Viietnamese Army had no stomach to force the issue..<br /><br />The stated objective of the DPRK is to "unify" the country under their rule.<br /><br />It has never been a U.S. colony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52241425625455362202010-02-05T03:24:16.151-06:002010-02-05T03:24:16.151-06:00The trouble is guys that as an ex colonial nation ...The trouble is guys that as an ex colonial nation you never could stand the Europeans having their overseas colonies. So over the years whilst 'persuading' them to shed their colonies you have quietly assembled your own 'empire' - although you prefer to call them something different e.g friendly states needing support, South Korea being just one example!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73703508860934425452010-02-04T23:30:12.675-06:002010-02-04T23:30:12.675-06:00Again, you are wrong. Many South Koreans want the ...Again, you are wrong. Many South Koreans want the American military to stay--the vocal protesters who want the Americans out are a small but loud minority, much akin to the tea baggers who equate Obama's healthcare reform with fascism.<br /><br />Imagine if someone characterized all of America based on this loud minority. That's exactly what is happening here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com