*Breaking News* North Korea fires artillery on S. Korean island!

[Birddog1911]

This started about 11pm last night our time. North Korea fired "dozens" of artillery rounds at a South Korean island. So far, it's being reported that 2 ROK Marines were killed, and more than a dozen wounded. South Korea has responded by firing back with 155mm self propelled howitzers.

[Bailey Guns]

Just wait til the psychos in N Korea get their nukes working.

The constant belligerence by the north is another example of US appeasement policy (over the last 40 years) gone bad.

[roberth]

I just saw this bit of news.

Another Biden prophecy of crisis for 'the messiah'.

I don't know if this is a crisis but it sure is troubling.

I think we're swamped in Afghanistan and Iraq, what happens if the nut in Pyongyang decides to start some serious shit. The current resident is ill equipped to change diapers, much less deal with a maniac like Kim.

[BadShot]

Updated this morning, approximately 50 rounds fired by the North, the South retaliated with upwards of 80 rounds. The island is burning in many places and civilians are in bunkers.

The island is a long running point of contention between the two Korea's and the South has been running both land and sea based military exercises in the West of the peninsula.

I'm bummed for the civilian deaths, but there is not a valid need for US forces in S. Korea. Personally it's a third world shit hole that wasn't worth the 15 months I spent there. That's 15 months of my life I'll never get back.

[ghettodub]

We need to just get out of there and let them deal with this shit, imo

[Seamonkey]

Nothing happened after the North torpedoed a South Korea ship and killed 40 sailors...

[Hoosier]

it's a third world shit hole that wasn't worth the 15 months I spent there

How long ago was it you were there?

H.

[Elhuero]

I think it's a good thing that Truman prevented MacArthur from nuking the chinese.

but leaving the situation unresolved was a serious mistake.

however, lil kim is dying for a fight. he keeps trying to pick one and giving him what he wants is just stupid.

maybe the solution is to go to the chinese and tell them if they don't help us fix this mess we'll cut off all imports. a world war would help fix our economy. hehe

[Not_A_Llama]

I feel more confident every day that the country to roll on North Korea will be China.

We don't have the willpower, South Korea won't risk the wholesale destruction of their capital, and China's interests in long term stability and trade practically compel them to move. Rush in, disassemble the ruling hierarchy, install a puppet government to keep everything running, and the American/South Korean military off their doorstep. They'll wait as long as they can, trying to help the North Koreans get everything together, before everything goes down.

China will bide its time until the right moment, then everything unravels practically overnight.

[rockhound]

Just wait til the psychos in N Korea get their nukes working.

The constant belligerence by the north is another example of US appeasement policy (over the last 40 years) gone bad.

+1

the US appears weak, BOs apologetic stance of american policy has emboldened our enemies. The only thing that has kept NK in check since the last war was our military presence and strong foreign policy.

Our PC attitude toward warfare since WW2 has cost thousands of US lives and has made our military look ineffective. Let our soldiers fight as they used to and we could once again be a military and political force. keep apologizing and requiring soldiers to fill out reports as to why the felt it necessary to fire their weapons and we will be defending our borders against more invaders than just illegal mexicans.