Category Archives: Korea

Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence


 Well thought out red lines can be drawn, successfully. Ill conceived red lines can easily make a bad situation much worse. An article from Stratfor is republished following my initial comments. My initial comments: Great care needs to be taken … Continue reading

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China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership


Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Kim Il-sung


Well, sorta. Maybe it will be his last, but I wouldn’t count on it. Kim Il-sung was born (it is written and may even be true) on April 15, 1912. There are over 500 statues of Kim Il-sung in North … Continue reading

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President Obama Will Visit North Korea.


Through his newly appointed press secretary, Dennis Rodman, President Obama today announced that he and Mr. Rodman will visit Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week. Their meeting is expected to eliminate all of our petty misunderstandings. This is a guest … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Appeasement, Congress, Cult of personality, Dennis Rodman, Disputes, Dove of peace, Egypt, Empathy, Food for North Korea, Foreign aid, Humor, Iran, Kim Jong-un, Korea, Libruls, Middle East, Nonsense, North Korea, North Korea's nukes, Obama, Peace and Love, President Obama, Retaliation by North Korea, Satire, United States | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Is the 1950 Korea Mess Relevant to the New Korean Mess?


Probably very little, beyond the differences. The North Korean invasion of South Korea began on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops — many of them battle-hardened veterans of Mao’s fights against Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists — crossed the thirty-eighth parallel to … Continue reading

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Will the United States Make the Fantasies of a Young North Korean Come True?


How close are we to becoming what the young girl in this North Korean  video thinks all countries should become? The Religion of Kim in North Korea The North Korean propaganda video presented below was released several years ago and … Continue reading

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China, Iran and North Korea — a radioactive stew


It’s being prepared for our dinner. Should we eat it? How would it affect us and What should be done instead? Relations between China and North Korea seem, cosmetically, to be getting chillier. China joined the unanimous U.N. Security Council … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Appeasement, Atomic bomb, Chamberlain, Chavez, Climate change, Conservatives, Cuban, Education, Food for North Korea, Government reliance, Ideology, Illegal immigration, Iran, Kim Jong-un, Korea, Korea speculation, Military, Missile launch, North Korea, Nuclear weapon test, Nuclear weapons, Obama, Politics, Propaganda, Retaliation by North Korea, Sanctions, U.S. Military, United States, Venezuela | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Shocking Revelation: RINOs Agree to Kill Deadly Austerity Beast


Innocent children, poor and minorities have been the worst hit. On Wednesday, President Obama dined with a dozen congressional Republicans at an unpretentious little restaurant in a Washington, D.C. ghetto. His purpose was to show them how badly the poor, … Continue reading

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Having Tested One Nuclear Device this Month, What Might North Korea Do for an Encore?


More tests, probably, in partnership with Iran. Meanwhile, the U.S. and her allies want to limit North Korea’s access to gold while increasing Iran’s access, making them even happier sellers and buyers. On January 30th, I posted an article on … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Appeasement, Atomic bomb, Black holes, Border closings, Chamberlain, China, Culture, Dignity, Insanity, Iran, Kim Dynasty, Korea, Korea speculation, North Korea, North Korea's nukes, Nuclear weapon test, Nuclear weapons, Obama, Peace and Love, Retaliation by North Korea, Sanctions, United States | Tagged | 6 Comments

North Korea’s Nukes and the Ferocious Kim Jong-un


Will the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) test another atomic bomb soon and will the test “target” the United States? It seems likely, but how might it be done? The world has been awaiting another North Korean nuclear test … Continue reading

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