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[Lonely1]

North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Saturday of "miserable destruction" if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month.

"You had better bear in mind that those igniting a war are destined to meet a miserable destruction," KCNA quoted Pak as saying in his message to Thurman. He called the drills "reckless."

Pak Rim Su, chief of North Korea's military delegation to the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone, sent the warning Saturday morning to Gen. James Thurman, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said, in a rare direct message to the U.S. commander.

South Korea and the U.S. regularly conduct joint drills such as the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises slated to take place next month. North Korea calls the drills proof of U.S. hostility, and accuses Washington of practicing for an invasion.

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[AlimNassor]

It's funny because they know in the event of a real war, North Korea wouldn't last more then a week before they have Dear Leader in chains and ready to hand over to the UN.

 

[lethial]

North Korea is like that skinny dude you see at the bar with his chest puffed out like a pigeon mean mugging everybody until someone steps up and he backs down instantly.

 

[Choke on the Magic]

Maybe we could negotiate for "slightly uncomforable destruction" instead.

 

[vas_a_morir]

North Korea is like that skinny dude you see at the bar with his chest puffed out like a pigeon mean mugging everybody until someone steps up and he backs down instantly.

Give a gun with one shot capable of killing one guy, and it's a fair analogy.

 

[Chinner]

I wish there was some kind of sitcom starring North Korea and Israel. it'd be hilarious.

 

[Starfish_Oxide]

Oh man if I see another North Korean sabre-rattling thread I'm going to nuke Seoul.

 

[Escape Goat]

Oh man if I see another North Korean sabre-rattling thread I'm going to nuke Seoul.

Dick Cheney is that you?

 

[Himynameischris]

I wish they would reply with "lol"

 

[VegaNine]

Just once, I'd like to hear the US threaten North Korea with total destruction. Pretty sure the Yellow Sea would live up to its name.

 

[vas_a_morir]

Just once, I'd like to hear the US threaten North Korea with total destruction. Pretty sure the Yellow Sea would live up to its name.

OH, urine. I get it.

 

[Tornado Condor]

We should just bomb the shit out of North Korea so they would kindly shut the fuck up.

 

[strobogo]

I think NK is more like the guy who talks about how he can never lose a fight because of "my mentality, bro, I can't lose, I just see red and kill. Just my mentality."

 

[commedieu]

Pak Rim Su, chief of North Korea's military delegation to the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone, sent the warning Saturday morning to Gen. James Thurman, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said, in a rare direct message to the U.S. commander.

So they are directing messages specifically to commanders? Lol.. you guys are trolling hard.

"You had better bear in mind that those igniting a war are destined to meet a miserable destruction," KCNA quoted Pak as saying in his message to Thurman. He called the drills "reckless."

So much shit talk. Its like they really believe that their great leader is a wmd or something.

 

[KillGore]

Oh boy. Why even start a war knowing they won't win? I guess they could nuke a place and kill hundreds of thousands but would the Dear Leader and the Eternal President do it and risk their control over the country?? Obviously the US would capture or kill the Dear Leader and assume control over the country, like they did with Japan and West Germany.

 

[Remmy2112]

My thoughts every time North Korea thumps its chest.

 

[Effnine]

North Korea, do you even lift?

 

[Mr Cola]

when eventualy people do enter a defeated North Korea they are going to discover unimaginable prison camps akin to concentration camps, the amount of human rights abuse and impoverishment is astounding.

 

[Partial Gamification]

No one will be laughing if things really do turn violent.

 

[Fuzz Rez]

Oh boy. Why even start a war knowing they won't win? I guess they could nuke a place and kill hundreds of thousands but would the Dear Leader and the Eternal President do it and risk their control over the country?? Obviously the US would capture or kill the Dear Leader and assume control over the country, like they did with Japan and West Germany.

I doubt anyone would want to assume control over NK. Or at least China and Russia would have some thing to say about US gaining control over a country bordering them.

No one will be laughing if things really do turn violent.

True dat. Much of SK is within range of regular artillery and that alone would cost lives, NK probably has more then few dirty bombs and chemical weapons that could cause even more casulties for SK.

 

[Liferebooted]

This again? LOL

 

[Curtisaur]

But isn't North Korea the one igniting everything? Admitting defeat so early?

 

[TrounceX]

Oh boy. Why even start a war knowing they won't win? I guess they could nuke a place and kill hundreds of thousands but would the Dear Leader and the Eternal President do it and risk their control over the country??

Because nobody is starting any wars. NK has essentially taken Seoul hostage, which puts us in a terrible position to do...well anything. NK is pretty much untouchable.

But even so, they have to be more than a little bit delusional to troll the U.S military like this. They probably think they can put up a good fight or something.

 

[mr2xxx]

Uhhhh,Hasn't this been happening for ages?

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Pray for the people of NK, how much longer do they have to wait for liberation...

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

We should just bomb the shit out of North Korea so they would kindly shut the fuck up.

How does this kind of shit fly here? I mean even if you're just kidding, is that funny? Because I don't get the joke.

 

[Tornado Condor]

How does this kind of shit fly here? I mean even if you're just kidding, is that funny? Because I don't get the joke.

Nk makes so many empty threats that it's not funny anymore.

 

[KillGore]

Because nobody is starting any wars. NK has essentially taken Seoul hostage, which puts us in a terrible position to do...well anything. NK is pretty much untouchable.

But even so, they have to be more than a little bit delusional to troll the U.S military like this. They probably think they can put up a good fight or something.

Hmm??? How has NK taken Seoul hostage??

 

[ComputerMKII]

Again?

 

[MrHicks]

Hmm??? How had NK taken Seoul hostage??

when war breaks out
seoul = doomed

NK will lose shortly after but seoul is gone regardless

 

[Dilly]

Hmm??? How has NK taken Seoul hostage??

Because all their artillery is aimed at the city.

 

[BigDes]

Hmm??? How has NK taken Seoul hostage??

They have a stupid amount of artillery pointed at the city.

 

[Cagey]

North Korea plays the hand its been dealt on the geopolitical stage brilliantly. It's an irrelevant backwater with no resources of importance, an irrelevant location for trade, etc. Only by acquiring or threatening to acquire nuclear weapons and utilizing escalation theory can it even get the US to pay attention.

North Korea's geopolitical strategy is to act like a petulant child in a grocery store: smacking the parent, making a mess, threatening to run away for ever, all because it wants ice cream? What's the parents (US, China) and bystanders (South Korea, Japan, Russia) to do? They can smack the child, but they can't outright beat the kid. Nor do they have the will to do so. The child (DPRK) knows this and knows the self-imposed limits of the authority figures. They can sternly talk to the child and give a small concession (an ice cream sandwich instead of a full half-gallon tub), but the child knows this and knows how to spin these stern talkings-to in their favor: acquiesce in favor of concessions, and the next time out, do the exact same thing.

People like to categorize DPRK as irrational and frightening because of their purported craziness. It's the exact opposite. It's rational actor theory all up in this.

The only way to truly put a stop to this? Freeze their bank accounts and make the oligarchy class in DPRK feel the pain. We did this once in Macau, and DPRK capitulated immediately. Hit them where it hurts.

EDIT: For those who are unaware of the Macau incident...

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17658737/

DPRK has bank accounts around the world, funded by illicit activity (drug trade, smuggling, arms dealing). These slush funds go straight to the ruling class and keep everyone happy, drunk off luxuries. Want to humble the regime? Cut off their fun money.

 

[KillGore]

when war breaks out
seoul = doomed

NK will lose shortly after but seoul is gone regardless

They have a stupid amount of artillery pointed at the city.

It was a really bad idea to make the capital so close to NK, what the fuck?

 

[AlexMogil]

North Korea, the world's DocPan.

 

[BigDes]

It was a really bad idea to make the capital so close to NK, what the fuck?

Well I mean, its been the capital for like 2000 years

 

[lethial]

It was a really bad idea to make the capital so close to NK, what the fuck?

They should just move it.

 

[Goro Majima]

Isn't North Korea playing a very long term hand here as well? It's not like nuclear weapons and ICBMs are getting any harder to build as time goes on. How ugly is it going to get when they aren't point nukes at Seoul but at L.A. or something? It may take 20-50 years but at some point it will likely happen.

 

[KillGore]

Well I mean, its been the capital for like 2000 years

They should just move it.

Japan has changed capitals before, I don't see why they couldn't have done the same, especially knowing how close it is to NK.

Too late now, millions of people are already established there.

 

[ComputerMKII]

We should just bomb the shit out of North Korea so they would kindly shut the fuck up.

Why does everyone seem to forget that North Korea is defended by China? America would be stupid to attack a nuclear power in the first place, let alone one backed by fucking China - the second biggest army in the world.

 

[Black Door]

My thoughts every time North Korea thumps its chest.

I think this is the first funny cartoon I have seen Jollyjack draw, ever

 

[Feep]

Bring it on, North Korea.

 

[shira]

They should just move it.

One of the most populated cities in the world?

 

[Fuzz Rez]

Nvm, stealth edit.

 

[BigDes]

Japan has changed capitals before, I don't see why they couldn't do the same, especially knowing how close it is to NK.

Seems like a very easy propaganda victory for North Korea if you move your capital just because of a threat

Also even if they do move the capital it doesn't make that large city of 23 million people be not there. Capital or not, Seoul would be under threat

I do see where you're coming from but there's a whole host of issues and politics in it

 

[KillGore]

Why does everyone seem to forget that North Korea is defended by China? America would be stupid to attack a nuclear power in the first place, let alone one backed by fucking China - the second biggest army in the world.

China needs the US as much as the US needs China. Imagine booting out your best customer, that would affect the economy too much. China may be against it but i'm sure if they have to pick between their country's stability or NK, they will pick the former.

What would chanching the capital help? It's not like all the people could move to the new capital (why would they?). And NK probably isn't aiming all it's guns for Seoul. Point is that there would be lot of destruction if war ever brakes out.

Seems like a very easy propaganda victory for North Korea if you move your capital just because of a threat

Also even if they do move the capital it doesn't make that large city of 23 million people be not there. Capital or not, Seoul would be under threat

I do see where you're coming from but there's a whole host of issues and politics in it

Like I said, it's too late already, but maybe changing it when the country divided would've been better, though I guess they were sure the US would unify the Koreas once again. Also, people usually concentrate on the capital, that's why most (all??) countries have a larger population in their capitals. Like Big Des said, it's too late for that, 23 million is too much.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Oh boy. Why even start a war knowing they won't win? I guess they could nuke a place and kill hundreds of thousands but would the Dear Leader and the Eternal President do it and risk their control over the country?? Obviously the US would capture or kill the Dear Leader and assume control over the country, like they did with Japan and West Germany.

Wouldn't the US have to bomb the shit out of N Korea in an attempt to save S Korea? It's hard to imagine S Korea not being fucked up in that situation considering guns are aimed at Seoul and other cities.

 

[Tristam]

I doubt anyone would want to assume control over NK. Or at least China and Russia would have some thing to say about US gaining control over a country bordering them.

Of course this will fall to South Korea in the event of regime collapse, and as much as people dread the massive economic and social costs that would follow reunification, they (quite understandably) wouldn't have it any other way.

Wouldn't the US have to bomb the shit out of N Korea in an attempt to save S Korea? It's hard to imagine S Korea not being fucked up in that situation considering guns are aimed at Seoul and other cities.

I'm sure the goal would be to bomb as many artillery installations in the shortest period of time possible. Seoul is of course a very densely populated city, so the potential loss of life could be quite devastating.

 

[BigDes]

China needs the US as much as the US needs China. Imagine booting out your best customer, that would affect the economy too much. China may be against it but i'm sure if they have to pick between their country's stability or NK, they will pick the former.

What would pull China in is the millions of potential refugees swarming over the border from NK should a war happen

China very much does not want this.

 

[Fuzz Rez]

China needs the US as much as the US needs China. Imagine booting out your best customer, that would affect the economy too much. China may be against it but i'm sure if they have to pick between their country's stability or NK, they will pick the former.

Don't know about that, China seems to like their buffer zone. NK also shares border with Russia and they aren't all that keen of the 'yankees either.