tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post5212304274815304019..comments2024-03-26T20:19:35.180-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Big Bang Is Not A TheoryOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86100870119869154412017-08-10T08:43:22.591-04:002017-08-10T08:43:22.591-04:00If he's taken out, Steve, lots of others -- te...If he's taken out, Steve, lots of others -- tens of thousands at least -- will go with him.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42904722845774194412017-08-09T21:44:06.045-04:002017-08-09T21:44:06.045-04:00I have been to Korea south hundreds of times and a...I have been to Korea south hundreds of times and always thought this North Korea is a boil that needs lance. This was pre nuke north. I really think we have no choice but to take this madman out.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20557584165676214232017-08-09T15:47:36.197-04:002017-08-09T15:47:36.197-04:00The Nuremberg Trials set the bar for obeying -- or...The Nuremberg Trials set the bar for obeying -- or not obeying -- a military order, C.D. It's clear that many states and cities are simply bypassing Trump. Let's hope the generals possess the same kind of courage.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-33893916545838644412017-08-09T15:32:03.285-04:002017-08-09T15:32:03.285-04:00This is a worrying situation. But we have faced mo...This is a worrying situation. But we have faced more worrying nuclear situations in the past. Even though it sometimes seems to be in short supply, man's inherent goodness prevailed. It's too easy to caricature North Korea as a barbaric state, too ruthless and stupid even to care about its own survival. That is a bit much to swallow. Based on his own experience with poisonous gas, Hitler refused to use it, although its use might have kept him and his cronies alive for an extra month or two. While having no military experience Trump may lack Hitler's singular kind of empathy, he is surrounded by generals who do have the experience. Would they obey an impulsive order from him which would result in massive destruction on the Korean peninsula and cause untold grief for America's allies in the region? Trump's generals are not naive or stupid, and more importantly they are not the captives of an absolute dictator as were Hitler's. They must believe, if need be, that they could refuse a suicidal order from Trump and be supported, maybe even applauded for it, by a Congress which is not entirely in love with the man.<br />CDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-72794004880190393602017-08-09T14:29:23.690-04:002017-08-09T14:29:23.690-04:00Apparently the Americans -- or at least Mr. Trump ...Apparently the Americans -- or at least Mr. Trump -- haven't learned the lessons of Vietnam, Mound. You can carpet bomb a country and still lose the war.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-27174268317413331012017-08-09T14:25:49.909-04:002017-08-09T14:25:49.909-04:00And North Korea could serve as a terrific distract...And North Korea could serve as a terrific distraction from his other troubles, Toby.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-38229848504306201412017-08-09T14:13:08.735-04:002017-08-09T14:13:08.735-04:00American generals know that the military problem i...<br />American generals know that the military problem is enormous. NK doesn't have to attack America. Japan, South Korea, even Guam are perfect targets. Hit either of the first two with a nuke and you effectively nuke the global economy. Then there are the two main competing theories of nuclear escalation that foretell how a limited nuclear exchange of this sort can trigger nuclear responses from larger powers. Much of North Korea's medium-range weaponry is on mobile launchers which present enormous difficulties to pre-emptive attacks. Despite having absolute and massive air superiority and special forces units (US and British) on the ground inside Iraq it was impossible to take out Saddam's dispersed Scuds to prevent launches against coalition forces and Israel. Even if America was able to surgically strike Kim's missiles and warheads (all of them) there's the issue of fallout carried beyond North Korea by prevailing winds. Where would that contamination wind up? Who are the immediate neighbours? South Korea, China, Russia and Japan.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-31123465586510873722017-08-09T14:03:55.043-04:002017-08-09T14:03:55.043-04:00Pessimism is catching. I keep hearing people talk...Pessimism is catching. I keep hearing people talking reason but Trump spouts unreason. Frankly, Trump scares me. He's irrational. He has surrounded himself with Armageddon enthusiasts and militants who see North Korea as a wonderful target for <i>American</i> ambitions.Tobynoreply@blogger.com