I think you've scared him away. Good job guys, now we'll have to wait untill the next noob
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Originally posted by chakos View PostTo be fair though we are probably part of the 9% by virtue of our moderate number of pointless inane posts.
I've actually got a couple of friends that lurk here but due to their more left leaning political views they are both completely not interested in posting. Its not that this site isn't liberal friendly but the feeling is a liberal would have to back his views a lot harder than a centrist or right winger and they don't really feel like running that gauntlet.sigpic
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"There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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Originally posted by Stitch View PostNorth Korea May Have A Nuclear Warhead To Put On A Missile, Says Pentagon
Not that DIA asked me, but I doubt they've managed to turn one of their fission devices into an actual warhead.
And as the quote points out, even having a warhead small enough for a missile to carry is still far from having a reliable and deliverable weapon.
In any case, supposing NK launches one of their more "advanced" missiles, Taepodong-2 perhaps, to celebrate <whatever>, they will be running a risk that it fails (again) in front of the entire world and they're made to look even more impotent than usual.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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Originally posted by TopHatter View PostIn any case, supposing NK launches one of their more "advanced" missiles, Taepodong-2 perhaps, to celebrate <whatever>, they will be running a risk that it fails (again) in front of the entire world and they're made to look even more impotent than usual.
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Here's a rather far-fetched theory that occurred to me, please critique.
Suppose Kim III (and his aunt and uncle?) are playing an even deeper game than we suspect...that he/they realize that Juche and Songun are not sustainable practices
The (rather shaky) evidence:
Our portly Young General was educated in the West so he's probably got some idea of the world outside the basketcase known as the Kim Family.
I've read reports in the news that he has been quietly liberalizing certain aspects of the economy and NK life, however slightly.
What if he intends to open NK up even more but must first secure his place of leadership:
Domestically - Assure the military that "Yes, you're still Number One in the DPRK...for now" so they don't decide to remove his head from his neck
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Internationally - Have a credible nuclear shield to prevent an external power from adding his name to list that includes Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
This somewhat sudden headlong rush to field an ICBM/IRBM force would certain accomplish both goals in a single, albeit severely risky, stroke.
What if this is all an attempt to eventual bring North Korea out of the darkness, even a little?
Am I giving Fat Boy too much credit and he's simply doing what Daddy and Grandpa did best?“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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Originally posted by chanjyj View PostYour theory.. nevermind.. Well, the whole theory is blown apart by the fact they cannot field an ICBM, period. Unless that fella believes they can.
Nobody can be that batshit insane.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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I always thought they were hiding lack of brains. The bigger the hat the more to hide as compared to the hat below.Attached Files
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Originally posted by TopHatter View PostHere's a rather far-fetched theory that occurred to me, please critique.
Suppose Kim III (and his aunt and uncle?) are playing an even deeper game than we suspect...that he/they realize that Juche and Songun are not sustainable practices
The (rather shaky) evidence:
Our portly Young General was educated in the West so he's probably got some idea of the world outside the basketcase known as the Kim Family.
I've read reports in the news that he has been quietly liberalizing certain aspects of the economy and NK life, however slightly.
What if he intends to open NK up even more but must first secure his place of leadership:
Domestically - Assure the military that "Yes, you're still Number One in the DPRK...for now" so they don't decide to remove his head from his neck
and
Internationally - Have a credible nuclear shield to prevent an external power from adding his name to list that includes Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
This somewhat sudden headlong rush to field an ICBM/IRBM force would certain accomplish both goals in a single, albeit severely risky, stroke.
What if this is all an attempt to eventual bring North Korea out of the darkness, even a little?
Am I giving Fat Boy too much credit and he's simply doing what Daddy and Grandpa did best?
Assuming he is doing this, it strikes me that one problem is the extent to which he is undermining his relationship with the nation he will most need to help him modernize - China. That strikes me as very risky. I can certainly buy an argument that he is too paranoid to let them in on the secret, but I do wonder if there is a risk of reaching a point where China has decided to permenantly downgrade rthe realtionship in favour of a more productive one (in every sense) with the ROK.
That said, I like the lateral thinking.sigpic
Win nervously lose tragically - Reds C C
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