09-23-2017, 01:51 PM
(09-23-2017, 01:30 PM)Cynic Hero 86 Wrote: > John, Potentially sacrificing Seoul is not the end of the
> world. If Seoul is bombarded just because south Korea and its
> allies are willing to defend themselves than the Kim Government
> would have proven itself to be a mad dog that would have to be
> destroyed. The international community would side with the US and
> south Korea. An added effect is that the US defense and deterrence
> position would be greatly strengthened. You however seem to think
> that any American action, even a little one that doesn't signal
> that "america is a doormat" would immediately trigger a cold war
> type WW3 nuclear exchange scenario.
That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that final outcome
cannot be prevented. I'm also saying that the immediate result of any
individual action cannot be predicted. A military attack on North
Korea may speed up the path to WWIII, because there will be
retaliation, or the attack may slow down the path, because the attack
will be sobering, even to China. But I don't think that anyone can
seriously conclude that an attack on North Korea will resolve the
matter once and for all, and not lead to any war at all.
