“Conscientiously believing that the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man, and entertaining the belief that the day is not distant when the old Union will be restored with slavery nationally declared to be the proper condition of all of African descent, and in view of the future harmony and progress of all the States of America, I have been induced to issue this address, so that there may be no misunderstanding in the future”
- Jefferson Davis
sho nuff
Bethere (04-14-2017)
The deciding factor was the million or so fraternal "volunteers" from China that got involved when we were rolling up North Korea. Without them, it would have been no contest after Inchon.
If China sits this one out - or even ponies up to the table with a decapitating strike and a "peacekeeping" occupation force for the capital - then that is not an issue...........
After the first two months of war, South Korean forces were on the point of defeat, forced back to the Pusan Perimeter. In September 1950, an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched at Inchon, and cut off many North Korean troops. Those who escaped envelopment and capture were rapidly forced back north all the way to the border with China at the Yalu River, or into the mountainous interior. At this point, in October 1950, Chinese forces crossed the Yalu and entered the war.[41] Chinese intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951.
After these reversals of fortune, which saw Seoul change hands four times, the last two years of fighting became a war of attrition, with the front line close to the 38th parallel. The war in the air, however, was never a stalemate. North Korea was subject to a massive bombing campaign. Jet fighters confronted each other in air-to-air combat for the first time in history, and Soviet pilots covertly flew in defense of their communist allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Wearing a mask with your nose sticking out is like wearing a condom on your testicles.
When out walking, look out for PROBlems. You know: maskless Plague Rats On Bicycles who blow past you without giving you time to get out of the way.
Ah, CONServatives, the Masters of Projection (MOPs). With CONServatives, every accusation is a confession. Weird, that.
............Oh, what fresh hell is this?
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....... Not my circus, not my monkeys
Common Sense (04-13-2017)
Remember the dire predictions about how the Iraqi Republican Guard were all badass?
And as Jared Diamond points out, lopsided body counts between western culture troops and others have been the norm for several centuries. There are various disputed reasons for that, but it is generally a fact.
Wearing a mask with your nose sticking out is like wearing a condom on your testicles.
When out walking, look out for PROBlems. You know: maskless Plague Rats On Bicycles who blow past you without giving you time to get out of the way.
Ah, CONServatives, the Masters of Projection (MOPs). With CONServatives, every accusation is a confession. Weird, that.
............Oh, what fresh hell is this?
,,,........¯¯\_(ツ)_/¯¯
....... Not my circus, not my monkeys
Common Sense (04-13-2017)
True, but I also remember the predictions of a cake walk in Iraq and being greeted by cheering crowds throwing flowers. The Iraqi army was defeated in the conventional sense, but many of those same soldiers and officers are now members of ISIS.
My only point is that we as westerners often underestimate other less advanced countries and cultures. Countries where life is cheap are hard to fight.
‘There is no God but Resister and Refugee is his messenger’.
Book of Democrat Things, Chapter 1:1
Nation building has not worked out for us recently.The Chinese need N. Korea as a buffer and would probably annex N. Korea into part of the PR of China if the N. Korean leadership fell. We would probably let them or face war with China. So sad that in this day and age we are dealing with tyrants ala world war II.
" I'm old-fashioned. I like two sexes! And another thing, all of a sudden I don't like being married to what is known as a 'new woman'. I want a wife, not a competitor. Competitor! Competitor!" - Spencer Tracy in 'Adam's Rib' (1949)
Art thou every retard among us related to thine uncle or mistress by way of moral or illegitimate rendezvous? Thus, we are one side of the other's coin by luck or pluck. - Jimmyz
Peter1469 (04-14-2017)