could the U.S. defeat North Korea in a all out war? (enemy, weapon)

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by octo

Yeah and we as a nation would become murderous scum with unpredictable consequences.

You do realize that you nonchalantly talk about mass murder of millions of people. What kind of horrific person are you???

Probably makes her Presidential material.

[ottomobeale]

Of course. Even conventionally. As long as China stays out.

The body count would be very very bad. Seoul is too close to that border and you can bet Kim Bung Hole has population centers dialed in with a ton of artillery.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Originally Posted by Crashj007

I'm thinking :
1. they have always been enemies of Israel
2. they have always been friends of the Russians
3. they gave Saddam a place to hide his WMD stocks.

Saddam didn't have WMD stocks (so admitted the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to a Senate committee: "Senator, we had no reliable evidence.").

But the main problem of Assad's regime is that Assad is an Alawite--on the Shiite side of the 1400-year-long Sunni-Shiite war. Assad is allied with Iran.

Saudi Arabia is at war with Iran and the US is it's proxy. The US attacks whoever Saudi Arabia directs the US to attack.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by Ralph_Kirk

Saddam didn't have WMD stocks (so admitted the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to a Senate committee: "Senator, we had no reliable evidence.").

But the main problem of Assad's regime is that Assad is an Alawite--on the Shiite side of the 1400-year-long Sunni-Shiite war. Assad is allied with Iran.

Saudi Arabia is at war with Iran and the US is it's proxy. The US attacks whoever Saudi Arabia directs the US to attack.

Saudi Arabia once held a lot of sway in keeping world trade in American dollars. That influence is quickly slipping away but we act like nothing is changing.

The dollar is why we attacked Saddam. Not WMD.

[skeddy]

SoKo needs to start the war. US should never engage unless we do with no regard for civilian casualties.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by skeddy

SoKo needs to start the war. US should never engage unless we do with no regard for civilian casualties.

Don't discount us starting it and blaming S.K. like we have done in Syria.

[nononsenseguy]

In five minutes.

[gmagoo]

Originally Posted by pknopp

We haven't been able to beat anyone for decades, including North Korea already once.

You`re forgetting about how we kicked butt in Granada?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by gmagoo

You`re forgetting about how we kicked butt in Granada?

Well, if we were discussing attacking Haiti I might reconsider my position.

[PatDJohns]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

In five minutes.