president says Seoul must prepare for a united country as the North becomes aware of South's affluence.
For a long time I have highlighted North Korea purposely starving her people while getting technology and military might from China and believed it was only a matter of time before the people rebelled. We discussed ex North Korean military now in South Korea who were going to lead a rebellion against the Kim dynasty for the harm they have done to the citizens.
I at one time thought there would one day be a reunified Korean Peninsula but not the way we and South Korea envision it.
As you know, Japan and the US just had their largest joint military exercises held to mark the 50th anniversary of the US-Japan alliance and in disputed waters China does not want us in and claims sovereignty over.They are intended to be a show of solidarity between the Pacific allies at a time of heightened tension in the region, says the BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo. You remember China's recent muscle flexing with military armada's off Okinawa as they express interest in lost Islands and mineral interests below disputed waters.
As a result the drills were planned well before North Korea shelled the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong last month, killing two marines and two civilians, however they come just days after the United States and South Korea carried out their own joint military exercises, putting on a show of force in the Yellow Sea.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea remained "an immediate threat to the region around it, particularly to South Korea and Japan". North Korea also posed "a medium-term threat, should it collapse, to China", she said. Beijing has criticized the maneuvers and called for more talks with Pyongyang, saying it is better to negotiate than "brandish weapons".
I have a lot of thoughts about this! Hillary is right and Beijing is right. Again however, Beijing has been using North Korean belligerence in order to keep us off their door step. They have also for as long while been abusing their increasing financial and military strength. Yes in the past we too did it but that time must be over if we are to move successfully through the 21st century.
Wiki leaks at least has let it be known that China would accept a unified Korea as long as we were not there. That will never happen as I am sure I am not the only one that believes China would take advantage of that and pre planned or not that is why exercises with South Korea and Japan were necessary. China can blame themselves!
China's real role here is her goal to keep Democracy off her doorstep and the Kim regime in power because they will remain a puppet whose strings China can pull. Kim Jong Il said he was committed to establishing "a lasting peace system" on the Korean peninsula and to making it nuclear-free "through dialogue and negotiations" a lasting peace system, what is that? donations of food and supplies from us while he maintains his 7 million man army for China and continues to toy with advanced weapons and starve its people?
In the end I don't care what they say. This is a confrontation long in the works. MacArthur was right wanting to go right through North Korea then China back than because it would eventually have to be done. There is a lot behind the scenes to be concerned with here and yes China is our banker but they are over stepping their boundaries. We owe them trillions but with Russia's cooperation we can come out on top here. I fully expect we would and in the end being victors we would cancel our debt to China!
I have had those that point out Russia and the US will never join against China because of Russia and China's connection in the Shanghai cooperation but don't forget China is also connected with South Korea and Japan and look what that's worth. Dmitri Medvedev realizes as I do that Russia and the US need each other and our close relationship is critical to both of us proceeding successfully through the 21st century.
We know China's most senior Diplomat was just in North Korea to show support for China's guard dog. I no longer see a unified peninsula allowed to happen unless one of two scenarios occur. 1. We fight North Korea thus China too and are defeated and China unifies Korea and kicks us out. 2. We are able to defeat North Korea and China "totally" and then unify Korea ourselves. However I have a hard time envisioning that. What a mess! Good thing Bush took North Korea off the terror list huh? They sure deserved that.
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
http://anaverageamericanpatriot.blogspot.com
2 comments:
I think the Kim Jong family are just that (ill). Over about the last 20 years countries have tried to negotiate with them and every time they've done exactly the opposite of what they've promised even with China. We know they (N Korea) have sold weapon systems to Iran. There's no rational logic to their actions.
There is no way in hell there will be a unified peninsula unless North Korea and Chiba defeat us and unify themselves. China is the instigator here and to keep us and Democracy off their doorstep.
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