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Scary as Hell

by John Cole|  August 26, 20039:22 am| 2 Comments

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The Instapundit links to this story regarding North Korea:

A Chinese scholar who is also a key Communist Party member in Shanghai, has said Chinese President Hu Jintao through his top envoy informed North Korean leader Kim Jong-il of a possible United States invasion.

Shen Dingli, professor at Hudan University in Shanghai and who was visiting Korea for an international seminar, was quoted by sources as saying that Hu

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  1. 1.

    M. Scott Eiland

    August 26, 2003 at 11:23 pm

    IMO, we’re more likely to nuke NK than to invade it, and a withering conventional attack with aircraft and missiles is more likely yet. The sticking point is the artillery pointed at Seoul, and it is the factor that is most likely to lead to the use of nuclear weapons.

    A nasty situation all around.

  2. 2.

    Captain_Overkill

    August 27, 2003 at 1:54 pm

    I don’t think we’re actually going to invade NK. If you read StrategyPage, the author of one of the most recent entries on North Korea states that because some TV news networks have discussed the possibility of a U.S. attack on North Korea, the North Koreans (being a police state and all) take it as a signal that Washington is planning an invasion and is telegraphing its intentions.

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