Specter Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 This isnt something that you hear from me often, although I do disagree with budgie on just about every political matter you can think of, I totally agree with him here and I say he is absolutely right. Not only that, but Japan has always been one of our staunchest allies. They have also supported us in both Gulf Wars, and allow us bases and support us in the far east. Japan is also one of the smartest countries in the world, to my way of thinking. If you want to know the honest truth, we may have won the battle in WWII, but they won the war. They, if they so wished, could turn the US, and consequently the world upside down, without ever firing a shot, because a vast majority of the world economy depends on them, and true, the world economy statement can be argued, but the fact that our economy depends so much on theirs, cant. They dont need nukes, or even an army, and they are smart enough to know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantar45 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 More of the same about what I already posted. (read 9 posts up ) click here I agree what you guys are saying about Japan. Japan wouldnt attack another country, unless it absolutley has to. Last thing they need is a conflict that will threating their economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splaster Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I have a couple of things to say about this thread. I got the privilage of spending a year in Korea in 1988 this the army. I have been to the DMZ, I have personaly stood guard in the ROK. In 1950, Japan was still recovering from the devistation of the WW2, China was in chaos, and the ony real power in the pacific at that time was the United States. Today a war on that peice of real estate would be more destructive that you could image. China trades bilions of dollars in good with both the United States and South Korea. I don't think they (the chinese would allow) a war to take place in one of the most heavly traveled trade routes in the world. It would distrupt comerce something fierce. The countryside in Korea is more towards ground pounders than tanks. As the saying went, in Korea it is either a hill, house or rice paddy. If the leader of North Korea wants to be like his dad, the world is in for a rather nasty shock. It would be the blood bath that the talking head have discussed on tv. The North has dug in like moles all along the DMZ, as well as dug huge tunnels acrros the DMZ, already in the past, that is what the scary part is, why dig something if you never plan on using them. My hat goes off the the people who are currently standing in harms way on the Korea Pennisula, it is still a forgotten war. Splaster US 8th Army 1988-1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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