well,.. in reality the old Korean war never ended..
Is the north really prepared to re-fight the Korean war or is just more talk form a madman...
or is Obama missing all the signals.. or is he as blind as a Libyan bat..
neither option is reassuring..
Next Up: A New Korean War
It certainly looks like the elite are planning a war against North Korea. Consider the following remarkable events over the last few days (h/t to Moon of Alabama for contributing).
April 2, 2013 – North Korea Says It Will Restart Reactor to Expand Arsenal
North Korea said on Tuesday that it would put all its nuclear facilities… to use in expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal, sharply raising the stakes in the escalating standoff with the United States and its allies.
April 2, 2013 – Ban Ki-Moon: North Korea On ‘Collision Course’ That Could Lead To War
The U.N. chief says he fears North Korea is on a collision course with other nations that could lead to war.
April 1, 2013 – U.S. moving key vessels nearer North Korea
As analysts try to weigh the weight in North Korea’s military posturing, the U.S. has made a show of increasing its military hardware in South Korea.
April 1, 2013 – U.S. moves missile-tracking radar platform closer to North Korea
The sea-based X-band radar is heading over from Pearl Harbor, a Pentagon official says. The John S. McCain guided missile destroyer is also being sent.
March 31, 2013 – U.S. F-22 Stealth Jets Join South’s Military Drills Amid Saber-Rattling From North
Advanced, radar-evading F-22 Raptors deployed to Osan Air Base, the main U.S. Air Force base in South Korea, from Japan to support ongoing bilateral exercises…
March 30, 2013 – U.S. denounces North Korea’s ‘bellicose rhetoric’ as Kim Jong-un’s regime issues ‘final warning’
“We take these threats seriously and remain in close contact with our South Korean allies,” White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said…
March 29, 2013 – Hagel says U.S. has to take North Korean threats seriously
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday that North Korea’s provocative actions and belligerent tone had “ratcheted up the danger” on the Korean peninsula, …
March 28, 2013 – US sends nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to SKorea
The U.S military says two nuclear-capable B-2 bombers have completed a training mission in South Korea …
The U.S. says the B-2 stealth bombers flew from a U.S. air base and dropped munitions on a South Korean island range before returning home.
March 26, 2013 – U.S. Army learns hard lessons in N. Korea-like war game
The Unified Quest war game conducted this year by Army planners posited the collapse of a nuclear-armed, xenophobic, criminal family regime that had lorded over a closed society and inconveniently lost control over its nukes as it fell. Army leaders stayed mum about the model for the game, but all indications — and maps seen during the game at the Army War College — point to North Korea.
March 20, 2013 – U.S. flies B-52s over South Korea
The U.S. Air Force is breaking out some of its heaviest hardware to send a message to North Korea.
A Pentagon spokesman said Monday that B-52 bombers are making flights over South Korea as part of military exercises this month.
March 19, 2013 – S. Korea, U.S. carry out naval drills with nuclear attack submarine
South Korean and U.S. forces have been carrying out naval drills in seas around the peninsula with a nuclear attack submarine as part of their annual exercise, military sources said Wednesday, in a show of power against North Korea’s threat of nuclear attack.
March 17, 2013 – Troops remember sacrifices of Cheonan sailors
Halfway through the around-the-clock Key Resolve drills Friday, 8th U.S. Army Commander Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson remained full of energy as he underscored that the allied forces were ready to cope with North Korean threats.
March 12, 2013 – First day of SK-US military exercises passes without provocation
Around 10,000 ROK troops and 3,000 US soldiers, including 2,500 reinforcements from US Pacific command in Hawaii, are taking part in the military exercise, which will continue through Mar. 21. Another 10,000 US soldiers will be deployed by the end of this month for the Foal Eagle exercises. Also flown in to participate in the exercises were B-52 bombers and F-22 stealth fighters, which boast the world’s highest levels of performance. These two kinds of aircraft can maneuver throughout Korean airspace without landing. In addition, the 9750t Aegis destroyers USS Lassen and USS Fitzgerald arrived in South Korea.
March 8, 2013 – Air Assault Course increase 2ID capabilities
For the first time in 15 years, 2nd Infantry Division and Eighth U.S. Army soldiers tackled the rigorous Air Assault Course at Camp Hovey, South Korea…. The course qualifies soldiers to conduct air assault and helicopter sling-load operations and proper rappelling and fast-rope techniques.
March 8, 2013 – “Frozen Chosen” Marines
Marines from I Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, slog through wind and snow during a joint training exercise with Japanese troops at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in northern Japan last week.
March 6, 2013 – S. Korea says it will strike against North’s top leadership if provoked
[T]he rhetoric sets up an especially tense period on the Korean Peninsula, with the U.S. and South Korean militaries planning joint training drills that the North considers a “dangerous nuclear war” maneuver, and with the U.N. Security Council deliberating new sanctions to limit Pyongyang’s weapons program.
Meanwhile, the White House says that despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea, the Obama administration has not seen changes in the regime's military posture.
Is the north really prepared to re-fight the Korean war or is just more talk form a madman...
or is Obama missing all the signals.. or is he as blind as a Libyan bat..
neither option is reassuring..