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Author Topic: Additional CIA japes [DPRK Thread]  (Read 550514 times)

MetalSlimeHunt

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I doubt South Korea's current government will make a geopolitical concession to North Korea just to help 200 people. I also doubt the 200 at Kaesong will remain complacent if they start starving. This is a ticking time bomb.
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That's what I'm saying: S. Korea might decide to mount some clandestine rescue attempt, or ask another nation to do the same. Whether that would work out for the best is more than I can predict.
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Depends upon China. If China is willing to confirm that they will not consider a rescue operation an act of war against the NK-PRC alliance, it will probably happen when they start starving. If not, there's no telling what will happen, but whatever does will probably keep Kaesong shut down forever.
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The hell are you all talking about? The Kaesong workers are still they because they want to be; the North wants them to leave, they aren't keeping them there. That's the whole point: they want to force them to leave without physically forcing them across the border.
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I'll believe they can leave when they leave. Until then it is suspect. If they can't, the scenario I mentioned comes into play.
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Stop being daft; they have been leaving. Originally, it was more than twice that number who stayed. They've been trickling back ever since.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22075222
« Last Edit: April 21, 2013, 01:57:58 am by alway »
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I know they've been leaving. But now that there are fewer, it would be more feasible to take them hostage and use them as a bargaining chip.
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That's pointless and in no way serves NK's end goals. If you don't remember, they've already got a hostage. It's the entire region.
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Re: North Korea Begs Mongolia For Food [North Korea Thread]
« Reply #1105 on: April 22, 2013, 04:14:00 pm »

I really want to make a Ghengis Khan or similar joke here, but I just can't. I don't have any that would work just right in this situation.
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Re: North Korea Begs Mongolia For Food [North Korea Thread]
« Reply #1106 on: April 22, 2013, 04:16:54 pm »

As a rule, you do not give food to North Korea. Unless you are the Mongols.
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Re: North Korea Begs Mongolia For Food [North Korea Thread]
« Reply #1107 on: April 22, 2013, 04:35:57 pm »

As a rule, you do not give food to North Korea. Unless you are the Mongols.
Mongolia will get tired of giving NK food, and then we will be faced with a Mongol, bored.
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Re: North Korea Begs Mongolia For Food [North Korea Thread]
« Reply #1108 on: April 22, 2013, 05:09:42 pm »

Anyone wonder what North korea thought of the Boston Bombing?
Here is your answer
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Re: North Korea Begs Mongolia For Food [North Korea Thread]
« Reply #1109 on: April 22, 2013, 06:44:15 pm »

If you give North Korea a food shipment, he's going to ask for aid with his nuclear program. When you assist his nuclear program, he'll probably ask you for a launch platform. When he's finished, he'll ask for lifted sanctions. Then he'll want to look in the UN to make sure a preemptive strike isn't being planned. When he looks into the UN, he might notice that his society is anachronistic. So he will probably ask for help building infrastructure. When he's finished building infrastructure, he'll want to sweep out the corrupt politicians. He'll start executing. He might get carried away and execute all the politicians in the country. He may even end up dynamiting Great Leader's palace as well! When he's done, he'll probably want to disarm. You'll have to set up storage facilities for his outdated military equipment with maintenance supplies. He'll store all those tanks and guns away, making sure they're all well-oiled and unloaded. He'll probably ask for you to sign a peace treaty. So you'll write up a peace treaty, and he'll ask to amend one of the clauses. When he sees you accept the changes, he'll get so excited that he'll want to make more. He'll ask for a spare pen. He'll scrawl in another amendment. When it's finished, he'll want to sign his name. Then he'll want to hang it in his capitol building. Which means he'll need... a high-tech document case. He'll hang up that treaty and his people will gather to look at it. Gathering those people together will remind him that they're still starving, so... he'll ask for a food shipment.

You heard it here first, folks. Giving North Korea food aid will topple their government and bring peace to the peninsula.
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