Non-IT News Thread
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@quixoticjeremy said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41078187
NK has fired a missile over Japan
Maybe Japan all those countries near him, such as Japan and China and South Korea should start firing missiles over in their direction.
Seems to me this guy is really trying to start a war -- Saber-rattling or not.
Yeah, sure seems like he wants war, which makes no sense to me because it seems like it would spell his complete and total annihilation.
I was thinking the same thing - but then I considered China - what would they do?
Well didn't they recently change trade agreements that showed their desire to split away from N. Korea? I believe they stopped trading coal to them which was a large portion of N.Korea's coal. It's been a bit though so I don't know if I'm 100% accurate on that.
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@dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@quixoticjeremy said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41078187
NK has fired a missile over Japan
Maybe Japan all those countries near him, such as Japan and China and South Korea should start firing missiles over in their direction.
Seems to me this guy is really trying to start a war -- Saber-rattling or not.
Yeah, sure seems like he wants war, which makes no sense to me because it seems like it would spell his complete and total annihilation.
I was thinking the same thing - but then I considered China - what would they do?
IIRC China provides 95% of NK imports. They have considerable power in this agreement. The big problem is that they may not want to do anything if it means strengthening the, already "hostile" to them, US in the Asian arena. It's a catch-22 of international proportions. They don't do anything and they risk war with the US. They do something and they have an emboldened US on their southern border which risks war with the US.
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What really amazes me is that NK has a GDP half that of Montana. Yet they are investing in one of the most expensive R&D projects of modern times.
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If this doesn't spark a war, whatever NK does next likely will.
China's biggest issue isn't a concern for war with the US, its the concern for all of the NK refugees that they would flooded with.
They simply don't want them.
The US's issue with NK is if we take out KJU there might be someone even worse who steps into take over. Who actively just launched missiles at everyone they can reach.
We can't just melt NK either, because the second we launch the NK army would launch everything at SK and any US allies. China would be pissed too, because NK is a buffer from the Democratic SK / US allies.
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
The US's issue with NK is if we take out KJU there might be someone even worse who steps into take over. Who actively just launched missiles at everyone they can reach.
This is always a big concern. Who comes next could be far worse than the one before them.
I figure if KJU is smart enough, he'd not be in the country, or in a hidden bunker somewhere before he actually orders an attack on anyone.
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Any action against NK means Seoul ceases to exist shortly thereafter.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Any action against NK means Seoul ceases to exist shortly thereafter.
Unfortunately Yup. NK will shell the crap out of Seoul.
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Any action against NK means Seoul ceases to exist shortly thereafter.
Unfortunately Yup. NK will shell the crap out of Seoul.
Right, no missiles required.
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Any action against NK means Seoul ceases to exist shortly thereafter.
Unfortunately Yup. NK will shell the crap out of Seoul.
Right, no missiles required.
Such a crappy situation all around. Seoul is such a beautiful city too =/
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@jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Any action against NK means Seoul ceases to exist shortly thereafter.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kNYZSqLPL.SY346.jpg
Recommended reading. Opens with a staggering account of American hubris and an example of how completely incapable we are of protecting Seoul. At a time where we thought it was impossible to siege the city, we literally lost the city in hours on the same day that the military had reported it impenetrable.
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Looters opening fire on rescuers trying to save people now in Houston.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looters opening fire on rescuers trying to save people now in Houston.
Well how else are you supposed to loot, you certainly can't do it unarmed. . . That's how the police get you. . .
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@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looters opening fire on rescuers trying to save people now in Houston.
Well how else are you supposed to loot, you certainly can't do it unarmed. . . That's how the police get you. . .
No police out there, they aren't allowed to be, actually.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Looters opening fire on rescuers trying to save people now in Houston.
Well how else are you supposed to loot, you certainly can't do it unarmed. . . That's how the police get you. . .
No police out there, they aren't allowed to be, actually.
But the home owners who are stuck are likely armed (being texas) so you have to shoot them before they can shoot you and call for the police. WOOP-WOOP
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.freepresshouston.com/joel-osteen-fails-at-christianity-keeps-lakewood-closed/
Joel Osteen is a fraud and is misleading people down a dark path.
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@scottalanmiller He also wears multi thousand dollar suits every weekend on his 'tv show'.
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@nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
http://www.freepresshouston.com/joel-osteen-fails-at-christianity-keeps-lakewood-closed/
Joel Osteen is a fraud and is misleading people down a dark path.
This is what eminent domain exists for.
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller He also wears multi thousand dollar suits every weekend on his 'tv show'.
Well it's like those televangelists that actually spoke on and tried to justify the need for private jets. This is obviously not what true Christianity is about and I'm sure most people realize that. These are just public figures abusing religion for monetary gain.
