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Farmageddon on 24 November 2010
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mrstickball said:
Farmageddon said:

That's exactly what I said, "if you... just got here and read it all as being true".

I'm by no means "on their side" or anything like that. I know they attacked civilians and all and I don't like it.

I also don't like that the military manouver training was made there and close to civilians knowing this could happen, as I understand it was (might be wrong here). But yeah, "not on their side".

Anyway, that said, that line kinda sucks you know, was there maybe a lot of pressure involved when they acepted?

Yes, I agree that the line is a little bit pro-South Korea. However, if the North has a problem with it, they need to pressure South Korea via the UN, not artillery batteries. Its kind of like Israel and the palestinian territories...You can't win land through bombs all the time. Especially when 95% of the world hates you.

It's more than "a little bit" :P

The northest island is, what, over 5 times closer to North Korean shores than to South Korea's North. The intention of this line is obvious, and I doubt they've actually had much of a choice when approving it.

I don't agree with them on this, but really, you should expect their mentality to be "no, that's not a good line, it's completly unfair and arbitrary and our line makes sense and we never really liked it.." (nothing really wrong up to now) "...so we're just gonna act like our line is the true one. We're not gonna bow down to their system and discuss this. Danm pigs and traitors".

If they really said "we're gonna attack if you do this", then the south put them in a position they had to attack or loose bargaining power, and I'm sure they all can see this if it's indeed the case. I'd be pretty pissed if another country I'm not in good terms with made military maneuvers on my shores (really, it might not be their shores politically and all but give anyone a map without the lines and ask "whoose shores are these" :P). It does sound kind of like a pissing contest. it's not like they couldn't train somewhere else.

But I do agree with that's what they should have done. Then again, if you ask me, they shouldn't even be in a position to have to make this choice to begin with, so it doesn't really matter. The point is their action was to be expected knowing who you're dealing with and the situation they are in. Now, I could use just about the same words to describe the actions on the part of South Korea and USA.

Anyway, just hope it won't turn into an actual war.