North Korea

**pritch** · 2nd October 2017, 09:17

Trump has again trumpeted his ignorance to the world using his favourite medium. On Twitter this morning he announced that a succession of US presidents: Bush, Clinton and Obama had failed to deal with "little Rocket Man". Impossible of course, little Rocket Man didn't come to power until early 2012 folowing the death of his father in late 2011.

Well it seems that after being suitably briefed Trump is at least aware that Puerto Rico "is an Island, surrounded by water, big water, Ocean water."
Off hand I can't think of an island that isn't surrounded by water seeing as that would seem to be the definition of an island? But sadly people were nedlessly dieing while he mastered those few brief facts.

Most of the things we worry about never happen. Things that do go wrong tend to do so without warning. We are doing about the right amount of worrying, it's just that we worry about the wrong things. People who worry about Kim Jong Un might consider that thought.

**TheDemonLord** · 2nd October 2017, 10:08

Originally Posted by pritch

Trump has again trumpeted his ignorance to the world using his favourite medium. On Twitter this morning he announced that a succession of US presidents: Bush, Clinton and Obama had failed to deal with "little Rocket Man". Impossible of course, little Rocket Man didn't come to power until early 2012 folowing the death of his father in late 2011

The only Ignorance I see is that he didn't reference every President going back to 1953...

**pritch** · 2nd October 2017, 10:24

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

The only Ignorance I see is that he didn't reference every President going back to 1953...

He probably couldn't name them all?

**Woodman** · 2nd October 2017, 17:24

Originally Posted by pritch

Most of the things we worry about never happen. Things that do go wrong tend to do so without warning. We are doing about the right amount of worrying, it's just that we worry about the wrong things. People who worry about Kim Jong Un might consider that thought.

Personally i am not that worried about kimjongun but just to be sure we don't get nuclear fallout in NZ I would prefer a conventional war in korea sooner rather than later before they get too nuclear capable. Selfish? you bet your ass.

**Grumph** · 2nd October 2017, 19:42

I'm not that worried either - the roadracing season has started and I doubt if fallout will stop the nationals....

What did amuse me was seeing Trumps poster boy ambassador saying we should be more worried about NK's bomb capability.
He's only a potential threat to the pacific - the French, the Brits and the US have all exploded nukes in the pacific.
NOW he tells us to worry....

**oldrider** · 2nd October 2017, 21:18

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

The only Ignorance I see is that he didn't reference every President going back to 1953...

Originally Posted by pritch

He probably couldn't name them all?

Bet the only one he could really name would be himself - he probably has forgotten who Obama was by now!

**oldrider** · 28th December 2017, 08:08

North Korea: A Threat or A Victim? Some Facts. https://www.globalresearch.ca/north-...form=hootsuite

USA innocence? - what will it bring in 2018?

**Murray** · 28th December 2017, 15:02

Originally Posted by oldrider

North Korea: A Threat or A Victim? Some Facts. https://www.globalresearch.ca/north-...form=hootsuite

USA innocence? - what will it bring in 2018?

Choice of 2 places to live - North Korea or USA which would you choose?

**oldrider** · 28th December 2017, 18:02

Originally Posted by Murray

Choice of 2 places to live - North Korea or USA which would you choose?

Neither - but that is not the point - we are distant observers and the (projected) history of how the situation got to this point doesn't always appear to line up.

There are always two sides to the story - do we appreciate the North Korean perspective?

**TheDemonLord** · 28th December 2017, 19:28

Originally Posted by oldrider

Neither - but that is not the point - we are distant observers and the (projected) history of how the situation got to this point doesn't always appear to line up.

There are always two sides to the story - do we appreciate the North Korean perspective?

Which North Korean perspective?

The Official one?
Or the one that gets you and your family Executed?

**Murray** · 28th December 2017, 19:59

Originally Posted by oldrider

There are always two sides to the story - do we appreciate the North Korean perspective?

Whats the 2 sides to this story

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/g...eader-11325632

**Crasherfromwayback** · 29th December 2017, 12:39

Originally Posted by Murray

Whats the 2 sides to this story

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/g...eader-11325632

Yeah, but you think NK is going to attack us due to the drivel you're fed by western media, so what's the diff?

**Murray** · 29th December 2017, 18:52

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Yeah, but you think NK is going to attack us due to the drivel you're fed by western media, so what's the diff?

The diff is if I was living in Japan I would not be happy with missiles being tested overhead. Has this happened elsewhere by any other country?

Drivel? What do you think the article about the golf was and that didn't come from western media originally.

**Grumph** · 29th December 2017, 19:36

Originally Posted by Murray

The diff is if I was living in Japan I would not be happy with missiles being tested overhead. Has this happened elsewhere by any other country?

Probably more risk of damage from space junk than a NK missile....There's a shitload of it up there and it comes down at random.
Never heard of anyone apologising for their junk causing damage either - so doesn't seem to be much difference between that and NK...

**TheDemonLord** · 29th December 2017, 19:38

Originally Posted by Grumph

Probably more risk of damage from space junk than a NK missile....There's a shitload of it up there and it comes down at random.
Never heard of anyone apologising for their junk causing damage either - so doesn't seem to be much difference between that and NK...

Except a Guidance system, Nuclear Payload and ability to re-enter the atmosphere without burning up.

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