> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Charlie Bell > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:01 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Is it just me.... > > > Yeah. I guess a fairly mammoth close air support operation (of the > order of the first 6 hours of Desert Storm) would have been needed to > protect Seoul.
If he thought that would have been sufficient, I don't think that Clinton would have settled for half a loaf. From what I've read, North Korea has 1000 pieces that are capable of hitting Seoul....and about 8000 that are capable of hitting S. Korean forces. Some of these are in hardened sites, and some of them are mobile. They also have extensive chemical and biological weapon capabilities. From Gulf War II and Desert Storm, I'd guess it would take at least a day to eliminate half of these...two days to eliminate 75%, etc....until the S. Korean and US forces were able to cross the DMZ and push the N. Korean forces back. Even though the S. Korean military, by itself, should be strong enough to win a second Korean war within a month, the N. Korean armed forces are capable of inflicting tremendous damage during such a war. Estimates that I've seen indicate that, with a massive US presence (as you suggested), N. Korea's capacity would be severely degraded within a week. The problem is that this isn't sufficient for S. Korea to be sanguine about the results of a second Korean war. During that week, they could sustain massive casualties....most of which would occur in the first day or two. Dan M. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
