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POLL: North Korea vs USA (battleground = Korea)
- Thread starter ManSnake
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UglyCasanova
Lifer
I'm no military expert, but I don't see how N. Korea could possibly stand a chance. People would die yeah, but at the end of the day the US would almost certainly be the victor.
AyashiKaibutsu
Diamond Member
When he said war he probably meant the initial clash of arms not the ocupation afterwards(for iraq).
With Vietnam it wasn't much of a war it was just a series of battles. They never had the guts in vietnam to go for the throat. It was as if we just invaded the western part of iraq and said we'll start up a democracy here. Oh and Saddam please try to stop us.
Pretty sure you dont understand the history behind either, nor the question being asked.
Vic
Elite Member
How quickly we forget...
The Korean War in 1950-51 was one of the bloodiest in history. The US alone lost roughly 50,000 men in approximately a 6 month period, with another 100,000 wounded. The Chinese and the Koreans suffered roughly 1 million casualties.
Are you ready for this?
For the record, my father is a Korean War veteran.
The Korean War in 1950-51 was one of the bloodiest in history. The US alone lost roughly 50,000 men in approximately a 6 month period, with another 100,000 wounded. The Chinese and the Koreans suffered roughly 1 million casualties.
Are you ready for this?
For the record, my father is a Korean War veteran.
ArmchairAthlete
Diamond Member
US, no contest. There's plenty of other tech out there besides nukes.
Queasy
Moderator<br>Console Gaming
It would be completely different if China gets involved. MacArthur had the N Koreans on the ropes until China joined the fight.
The technology gap between us and the N Koreans is much greater now than it was then. We'd be able to beat up on N Korea pretty well but the question is how much damage S Korea would sustain in the process.
Yeah they also used propeller driven planes at the outset and there was not a real plan of attack. Not to mention it was a UN boondogle - not a huge surprise there.
The point is, that was a different time in a different world. One of the two countries has militarily advanced well beyond the 1955 mindset. To make it easy on your brain I will tell you that it was not N Korea. Add to this the ongoing famine in N Korea and questions of the actual morale of both the military and its leaders. I am guessing that when push came to shove, most of the smart leadership would realize that they may have a brighter future in the state that would follow.
It is really hard to draw comparison to Iraq, Vietnam, etc... I hate it when leftists always mention Vietnam, like it defines every war fought since. It is simply not the case. Even then, the US technically won the war in Vietnam, it lost to the press and leftists at home. There was not one battle that the US lost and casualty rates were about 50,000 to 2.5 million. Most generals would take that ratio any day.
But like I have said earler. This will not happen as N Korea is already showing cracks and is likely to collapse on its own. Assets are being converted to cash in China, high level leaders have been exiting the country, and the whole nuke thing is most likely a pathetic attamp by Kim to cement his 'leadership'. There is little loyalty in the regime and there is a general discontent in the populace. People are beginning yo see S Korea across the border, perhaps the worlds best example of free markets since post WWII Japan and they want a piece.
As has been previously stated, the only people who win are the people who manufacture weapons.
We lose because people die.
They lose because people die and we go Dresden on their infrastructure.
So lose/lose situation unless you make weapons, in which case you're smiling as you use the skull of Korean infants for an ashtray will lighting your cigars with $100 bills.
We lose because people die.
They lose because people die and we go Dresden on their infrastructure.
So lose/lose situation unless you make weapons, in which case you're smiling as you use the skull of Korean infants for an ashtray will lighting your cigars with $100 bills.
JackBurton
Lifer
Can't we just nukem' during the day and be back in time to catch American Idol in the evening?
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