All China On Mar 19, 2017 7:24 AM, "Travis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Trump’s First War? ‘All Options Are On The Table’ As The U.S. And North > Korea Prepare For The Second Korean War <http://endoftheamericandream.com> > ------------------------------ > > Trump’s First War? ‘All Options Are On The Table’ As The U.S. And North > Korea Prepare For The Second Korean War > <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/trumps-first-war-all-options-are-on-the-table-as-the-u-s-and-north-korea-prepare-for-the-second-korean-war> > > Posted: 17 Mar 2017 04:41 PM PDT > > [image: Nuclear War Explosion - Public Domain] > <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/trumps-first-war-all-options-are-on-the-table-as-the-u-s-and-north-korea-prepare-for-the-second-korean-war/nuclear-war-explosion-public-domain>This > may be the closest that we have been to war with North Korea since the > original Korean War ended in 1953. The North Koreans are feverishly working > to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles that could strike the U.S. > mainland, and meanwhile Donald Trump has not moved from his position that > North Korea will simply not be allowed to have ICBMs. If North Korea does > not blink, it means that we are literally counting down the days until we > go to war. Unfortunately, North Korean leaders appear to literally be > insane and they have shown absolutely no signs of backing off. In 2016, > North Korea tested two nuclear bombs and test-fired 24 missiles, and so far > this year they have test-fired five ballistic missiles into the Sea of > Japan. > > During a joint press conference with the South Korean Foreign Minister on > Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson boldly declared that “all > options are on the table” > <https://www.rt.com/news/381114-us-military-north-korea/> when it comes > to North Korea… > > US military action against North Korea is an “option on the table,” > Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has stated, adding that Washington’s > “strategic patience” with the isolated country has ended. > > *“Let me be very clear. The policy of strategic patience has ended. We are > exploring a new range of diplomatic, security and economic measures. All > options are on the table,”* Tillerson told reporters during a joint news > conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Friday. > > In addition, Tillerson specifically declined to rule out a preemptive > strike > <https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-17/next-stop-beijing-tillerson-seeks-to-press-china-on-north-korea> > against the regime. > > Needless to say, the ultra-paranoid leadership in Pyongyang was totally > freaked out by what Tillerson had to say. The following comes from the > Washington Post > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/tillerson-stresses-regional-cooperation-to-curb-north-koreas-weapons-programs/2017/03/16/4ec5e07c-09ab-11e7-bd19-fd3afa0f7e2a_story.html?utm_term=.34ec01946614> > … > > Soon after Tillerson’s remarks, in a sign of mounting tensions, the North > Korean Embassy held an extraordinary news conference in Beijing to blame > the potential for nuclear war on the United States while vowing that its > homegrown nuclear testing program will continue in self-defense. > > North Korea has amassed a sizable nuclear stockpile and appears at the > brink of being able to strike the U.S. mainland and American allies in Asia. > > What has brought this crisis to a breaking point is the fact that North > Korea has continued to work on developing an ICBM that could deliver a > nuclear payload to the United States. > > Donald Trump has promised to stop North Korea from doing that before it > ever happens > <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tillerson-asia-southkorea-idUSKBN16O07E> > … > > Just before he took office in January, Trump tweeted: *“It won’t happen!”* > when Kim said North Korea was close to testing an ICBM. > > I believe that Trump means what he says. > > So now Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are locked in a very > dangerous game of chicken. Both of them are known to be extremely > strong-willed, tempermental, and unwilling to back down when threatened. > > But if neither of them is willing to back down now, it could potentially > spark a major war > <http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/324461-how-to-stop-a-north-korean-nuclear-trainwreck> > … > > Making matters worse, this year we have Kim Jong Un on one side: A young, > relatively inexperienced and unpredictable leader prone to aggression who > could be facing internal turmoil (one explanation for killing his brother). > > On the other, we now have President Trump. In such a high-stakes standoff, > if we’re not careful, these two leaders could prove to be a volatile — and > deadly — mix. > > In short, what we have now is a regional tinderbox ready to be lit by a > small spark that could lead to an exchange of fire and subsequently another > war. > > And actually the truth is that the conflict has already started. It is > widely known that the U.S. has already been conducting cyberattacks > <http://www.businessinsider.com/us-hack-north-korea-missile-system-2017-3> > against North Korea’s nuclear program, but if those cyberattacks end up not > being enough the Trump administration will order a preemptive military > strike. > > In recent days, the U.S. military has deployed a 100,000-ton Nimitz-class > aircraft carrier to the region. The USS Carl Vinson is carrying more than > 40 F-18s, and it is being escorted by a number of very powerful destroyers > and cruisers. > > And it is also being reported that SEAL Team 6 is being deployed to South > Korea in order “*to practice incapacitating North Korean leadership in > the case of conflict”*. The following comes from Zero Hedge > <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-13/us-delta-force-seal-team-6-prepare-take-out-kim-jong-un-practice-tactical-north-kore> > … > > On March 1, the WSJ reported > <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-01/white-house-exploring-use-military-force-against-north-korea>that > the options contemplated by the White House in response to recent North > Korean acts, include “the possibility of both military force and regime > change to counter the country’s nuclear-weapons threat.” The review came es > amid recent events have strained regional stability including last month’s > launch by North Korea of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, and the > assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong > Un in Malaysia. > > And, according to a report in Yonhap > <http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/03/13/0200000000AEN20170313009400315.html>, > said “regime change” may come far sooner than expected: the South Korean > website writes that U.S. special operations forces, including the unit that > killed Osama Bin Laden, will take part in joint military drills in South > Korea “*to practice incapacitating North Korean leadership in the case of > conflict”*, a military official said Monday. > > The U.S. Navy’s Special Warfare Development Group, better known as the > SEAL Team 6, will arrive in South Korea for joint military drills and take > part in an exercise simulating a precision North Korean incurion and* > “the removal of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un”*, according to the > Ministry of National Defense Monday > <http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3030894&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Ctop> > . > > But regime change in North Korea would not be easy, and unless the U.S. > was willing to use nuclear weapons in a first strike the North Koreans > would almost certainly be able to strike back very hard. > > North Korea has the fourth largest army > <https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=largest+militaries&*> in the entire > world, and it is being reported > <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-14/north-korea-puts-army-combat-mode> > that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally ordered his entire > military to go into “combat mode” in anticipation of a conflict with the > United States… > > It’s been at least 24 hours since any further sabers were rattled between > China, US, South Korea, and North Korea (oh and Japan), but it according to > DailyNK.com > <http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14412&cataId=nk01500>, *Kim > Jong Un has ordered the entire North Korean army into “combat mode” to > tighten security and consolidate sentiment* in response to military > drills conducted by South Korea and the US, which began in early March. > > A source in South Pyongan Province told Daily NK > <http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=14412&cataId=nk01500>that > following the order from Kim Jong Un, every last soldier– even if away on > business, on leave, off-base for training, or even those with a recent > death in the family–were ordered back to their units. The authorities have > ordered the military police in each region to summon all soldiers back to > their bases. > > North Korea has overwhelming military superiority over South Korea, and > unless the U.S. was willing to use nukes, any U.S. strike would almost > certainly provoke a North Korean invasion of South Korea. The following > description of what that might look like comes from the Daily Mail > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4322096/North-Korea-s-use-missiles-threatens-global-flashpoint.html> > … > > North Korea <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/north_korea/index.html>, > most rogue of rogue nations, has struck. The nuclear explosion, similar in > size to that which levelled Hiroshima, signalled the start of a > blitzkrieg-style ground invasion intended to swiftly overwhelm its richer, > more advanced neighbour. > > A second atomic warhead, inbound on a crude Rodong rocket, has been > successfully intercepted by America’s THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area > Defence) anti-ballistic missile system. But Seoul’s torment is only > beginning as hundreds of North Korean heavy guns rain down shells on the > capital, many containing Sarin nerve gas. > > The city, bunched up against the North-South border, is hopelessly > vulnerable to a mass sneak attack of the kind now taking place, as hundreds > of thousands of North Korean troops, and thousands of tanks, pour out of > innumerable underground bunkers built within miles of the Demilitarized > Zone between the two countries. > > Unless the U.S. is willing to nuke North Korea into oblivion (and this > would almost certainly not happen), the scenario detailed above is very > likely to actually happen someday. > > And once North Korea invades, the United States will be forced to come to > South Korea’s aid and the Second Korean War will have begun. > > We are moving into a time when war will become much more common > <http://amzn.to/2mS5Ogb>, and at some point World War III will erupt. > > If we do go to war with North Korea, Trump will get the blame, but the > truth is that Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton also deserve > much of the blame for allowing things to get to this point. > > It is absolutely unthinkable that we would allow the North Koreans to > develop ICBMs that could deliver nuclear payloads to U.S. cities. > > But it is almost as unthinkable for us to go to war with North Korea. > > Both possibilities are absolutely horrific, and so let us hope that cooler > heads will prevail and that Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong > Un will be able to work things out. > > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=FfoTgY-resQ:Czl9vWJRoXc:yIl2AUoC8zA> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=FfoTgY-resQ:Czl9vWJRoXc:gIN9vFwOqvQ> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=FfoTgY-resQ:Czl9vWJRoXc:qj6IDK7rITs> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=FfoTgY-resQ:Czl9vWJRoXc:V_sGLiPBpWU> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=FfoTgY-resQ:Czl9vWJRoXc:l6gmwiTKsz0> > You are subscribed to email updates from End Of The American Dream > <http://endoftheamericandream.com>. > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now > <https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=PUqP-8wQoWiQt5ehZwMHdhStWfE> > . 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