Time to rethink South Korean support?

**Redleg** · 02-23-2006, 06:08

Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

Blind nationalism and incredible ignorance.

But yeah, if a land war started just buy the northeners off with some bread.

I mean really, those people are starving all over. Their soldiers are pinte-sized from mal-nutrition.

Hmm I wonder if someone has seen an North Korean soldier up close and personal?

**Byzantine Prince** · 02-23-2006, 06:13

Originally Posted by Redleg

Hmm I wonder if someone has seen an North Korean soldier up close and personal?

I don't need to be close to know they are tiny and wimpy. There are plenty of easily googlable images out there. I am sure you will find a way in your infinite ignor....wisdom to say that if I haven't seen one in realy life I must be wrong.

**Redleg** · 02-23-2006, 06:53

Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

I don't need to be close to know they are tiny and wimpy. There are plenty of easily googlable images out there. I am sure you will find a way in your infinite ignor....wisdom to say that if I haven't seen one in realy life I must be wrong.

Having looked across the DMZ into North Korea, knowing that the North Korean Government insures that the soldiers are feed over caring for the civilians yep your lack of knowledge of the soldiers and their capablilites is showing. Or should I state your ignorance like you attempted?

Seen them fight to - 3 days of a running gun battle in the hills of South Korea between the special forces units of infilitrators from North Korea, and the South Korea Marines that were tasked to catch or eliminate them.

Small they might be - but wimpy they are not. You don't fight a running battle in the hills of South Korea for three days if your a wimp.

**Shadow** · 02-23-2006, 08:53

Originally Posted by Redleg

Seen them fight to - 3 days of a running gun battle in the hills of South Korea between the special forces units of infilitrators from North Korea, and the South Korea Marines that were tasked to catch or eliminate them.

Do you know the name of this battle? Cause all i know is the battle of Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge and both lasted more then 3 days.

**itchrelief** · 02-23-2006, 09:51

Originally Posted by Shadow

Do you know the name of this battle? Cause all i know is the battle of Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge and both lasted more then 3 days.

Not sure if it would have an official name, as he is probably referring to one of the various incidents where a handful of NK commandos infiltrated and shot things up, ie that one time when the submarine ran aground and the stranded commandos onboard ran amok for a few days. Numbers of troops involved would probably not qualify to be called a "battle" more like an "incident" or such.

**Samurai Waki** · 02-23-2006, 09:58

The Battles that I really know in detail during the Korean War was the Assault on Inchon and the Battle of the Frozen Chosun.

**Redleg** · 02-23-2006, 15:23

Originally Posted by Wakizashi

The Battles that I really know in detail during the Korean War was the Assault on Inchon and the Battle of the Frozen Chosun.

Oh there are more then a few major ones. I suggest reading on the Pusan Perimeter sometime. Interesting Reading.

**Redleg** · 02-23-2006, 15:26

Originally Posted by itchrelief

Not sure if it would have an official name, as he is probably referring to one of the various incidents where a handful of NK commandos infiltrated and shot things up, ie that one time when the submarine ran aground and the stranded commandos onboard ran amok for a few days. Numbers of troops involved would probably not qualify to be called a "battle" more like an "incident" or such.

THere battles for the small squads of men that fight them. But your right in the papers and reports its just a cross boarder incident. But the firefight I heard in the hills while I was there - sounded very similiar to a battle.

**Byzantine Mercenary** · 02-23-2006, 15:33

North Korea is in bad shape while South Korea is prospering, why the hell would they want to lose US support, unless the South Korean military is up to the challenge?
why do people never appretiate what they have got!

**Redleg** · 02-23-2006, 15:22

Originally Posted by Shadow

Do you know the name of this battle? Cause all i know is the battle of Bloody Ridge and Heartbreak Ridge and both lasted more then 3 days.

It doesn't have a name. It happen in 1994 when North Korea attempt to send in 10 to 12 inflitators into South Korea, and they got spotted by the ROK Marines.

THere is normally a shooting incident between North Korea and South Korea every year. Some of them make the papers here in the United States and Europe, but most often they don't.

**Samurai Waki** · 02-23-2006, 06:54

If South Korea wants it, then we should let them have it...that way when North Korea does blitzkrieg the South, we can return...stick out our tongues and tell them "I told you so".