Speaking of North Korea...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Hey, we're at war with NK. Why don't we throw some shoes at them?

Ummmm....I thought the shoe throwing thing was a Middle Eastern thing?

It is. Wouldn't it be better to get in a shoe fight, than a shooting war? We'd all feel better, and probably get a good laugh out of it.

Probably better, but you ever get hit in the head with a 4.5" heel shoe?

Let's just have a nice pillow fight....

[robert.]

latex glad ladies. 4.5 inch heels to the head. exactly what kind of research do you do?

[Roy]

Let's just have a nice pillow fight....

Somehow, it's just not the same. I suggest a preemptive strike, with fuzzy pink bunny slippers. If things get to the point we're chucking wingtips, well - we can probably live with that.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

... you ever get hit in the head with a 4.5" heel shoe?...

Not uninvited.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

latex glad ladies. 4.5 inch heels to the head. exactly what kind of research do you do?

The fun kind!

a preemptive strike, with fuzzy pink bunny slippers.

Yes!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Associated Press (17hrs ago):
"Lindsey Graham R.S.C, urges the Pentagon to pull out families of service members, given the provocation of North Korea, ' We're really running out of time.' "

[robert.]

If there is a ground war. Where will the troops come from?

[Tom Dempsey]

In the end, the troops who settle it will come from the People's Republic of China. Didn't you listen in History class?

[HONDO74]

Some things to think about. Kim enjoys his life of luxury. If he starts something that is over with and he knows it.

China is in the middle of this and their economy depends on Asia being stable while they continue to build their military and become the largest economy in the world. It would devastate them also.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Where will the troops come from?

The US has ~35k in South Korea and at least that many more in Japan; Guam has troops as well and functions as an air supply center. There are other bases as well but further away. I understand that there is a big joint exercise wih SK ongoing so even more resources are available fairly quickly.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Some things to think about. Kim enjoys his life of luxury. If he starts something that is over with and he knows it.

He'll rabbit with the bank accounts and that will be the cue

China is in the middle of this and their economy depends on Asia being stable while they continue to build their military and become the largest economy in the world. It would devastate them also.

Yet they have not acted - they want something.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Some things to think about. Kim enjoys his life of luxury. If he starts something that is over with and he knows it.

He'll rabbit with the bank accounts and that will be the cue

China is in the middle of this and their economy depends on Asia being stable while they continue to build their military and become the largest economy in the world. It would devastate them also.

Yet they have not acted - they want something.

Mega-insightful, IMHO.

[robert.]

There’s timing in a void

[MurphOnMillerAve]

You lost me there, Robert. Huh?

[aterry11]

Sun Su, The art of misdirection in times of peace.
While we focus on NK China has built islands in the south china sea and armed them. They are producing a world class Navy for what?
In our capitalistic rush to the bottom for low wages, we are at a disadvantage to manufacture for war.
None of the current long term scenarios bode well for our country.
For the love of greed we have sold our country out.