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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with...

President Trump explained the decision by saying South Korea had declined to help with the "denuclearization" of Iran and he cited his good relationship with North Korea's leader.

This is a great example of how geopolitics work.

South Korea has been an ally to the US for almost 70 years. The US & South Korea were conducting joint military exercises.

POTUS OJ asked South Korea for support in his war against Iran. They declined. POTUS OJ ordered SECDEF to cancel joint exercises.

POTUS OJ touted his good relationship with Kim Jong Un. Remains to be seen how that materializes from a geopolitical perspective.

Tap me on the shoulder and let me know when the missiles start flying......lol.....otherwise, nothing to see overthere.

2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Tap me on the shoulder and let me know when the missiles start flying......lol.....otherwise, nothing to see overthere.

Nothing is going to pop off over there.

In fact, POTUS OJ may be laying the groundwork to stop brainwashing Americans into believing North Korea a some type of threat or paper tiger. 😁

IOW, I don't think Lil Kim Jong Un will ever get the Iran treatment.🤣😎

12 hours ago, ProfD said:

Nothing is going to pop off over there.

In fact, POTUS OJ may be laying the groundwork to stop brainwashing Americans into believing North Korea a some type of threat or paper tiger. 😁

IOW, I don't think Lil Kim Jong Un will ever get the Iran treatment.🤣😎

Oh, North Korean IS a real threat to the United States.....in more ways than one.

-They are liable to rush across the border and invade South Korea at any second of any day of any year, and have routine drills warning us of this.
Whether America successfully defends South Korea or not, the casualty count on American troops would be devastating.

-They are highly capable of sending several ballistic missiles to mainland United States with nuclear warheads on them.
Depending on how many they actually have, the U.S. won't be able to intercept all or even most of them.

Given the fact that they are constantly popping off rockets, one would assume they have a pretty healthy reserve.

You're right however, they'll never be treated like Iran.
They won't allow themselves to be.

Unlike most Iranians, Koreans KNOW they are Asian and KNOW they aren't White and will never be accepted as White or Caucasian.
There is no "internal struggle" within their community between the darker ones and lighter ones who try to associate themselves with the White race and are mentally confused and frustrated over not being accepted and not accepting eachother.
You don't have that type of confusion in Korea.

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Oh, North Korean IS a real threat to the United States.....in more ways than one.

-They are liable to rush across the border and invade South Korea at any second of any day of any year, and have routine drills warning us of this.
Whether America successfully defends South Korea or not, the casualty count on American troops would be devastating.

-They are highly capable of sending several ballistic missiles to mainland United States with nuclear warheads on them.
Depending on how many they actually have, the U.S. won't be able to intercept all or even most of them.

Given the fact that they are constantly popping off rockets, one would assume they have a pretty healthy reserve.

You're giving North Korea way more much military power & strength. They don't have it.😁

The US wouldn't put boots on the ground in either South or North Korea. American troops wouldn't be in harms way.

Look no further than current conflict with Iran. No American soldiers in the ground there.

The US knows the capabilities of North Korea. If they decided to fire off any type of missles, the US would destroy every last one of them shortly after they launch.

That type of conflict might reveal US technology people thought were UAP/UFO which turns out to be advanced military weapons capable of supersonic travel & undetectability.

It is hard for most Americans to truly understand the military power & strength of the USA. This country is still the most lethal on the planet. Nobody really wants that smoke.😁😎

Perhaps you're right, but there's only one real way to find out.....fuck around, lol.

The U.S. ain't trying to find out exactly what North Korea is capable of -the hard way.

15 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

The U.S. ain't trying to find out exactly what North Korea is capable of -the hard way.

Whether it is North Korea or Russia or China, the US likes to keep these boogeymen around to justify its military power & generate lots of money.😎