Trump MAGAthread VIII: Make the MAGAthread Great Again

[Gim]

North Korea has been making hollow threats like this for decades, most famously in the 2013 and 1994 war scares. To blame Trump for Pyongyang's threats is simply idiotic, as is to assume they can even carry them out.

Didn't say that I was blaming Trump. I was offering a TL;DR of the situation. Underestimating NK is a bad idea, we should be watching them and never blow them off as never going to happen.

That's why we have joint U.S.-Korea exercises to maintain caution against the rogue regime.

[Thermodolia]

North Korea has been making hollow threats like this for decades, most famously in the 2013 and 1994 war scares. To blame Trump for Pyongyang's threats is simply idiotic, as is to assume they can even carry them out.

Yes, I've been telling Thermodolia about this in another thread.

I'd rather be safe than sorry and unprepared.

[Thermodolia]

Didn't say that I was blaming Trump. I was offering a TL;DR of the situation. Underestimating NK is a bad idea, we should be watching them and never blow them off as never going to happen.

That's why we have joint U.S.-Korea exercises to maintain caution against the rogue regime.

And I believe that we need to ramp them up

[Gauthier]

But we have seen nuclear fire before.

It's North Korea. The situation is different.

If the North Koreans witness a nuclear explosion they'll just assume Kimmy went Super Saiyan.

[United Muscovite Nations]

Fox News is doing with "muh leaks" exactly what more liberal outlets did with "muh hacks".

I do not follow.

Sorry I totally forgot about this; I really apologize.

What I mean is that they are using the fact that the leaks occurred, and focusing on that as a means of ignoring the content of the leaks that can actually damage Trump (or, in the case of the hacks, Hillary).

[Gim]

Yes, I've been telling Thermodolia about this in another thread.

I'd rather be safe than sorry and unprepared.

We are already prepared.

[Thermodolia]

I'd rather be safe than sorry and unprepared.

We are already prepared.

Not to my standards

[Oil exporting People]

Didn't say that I was blaming Trump. I was offering a TL;DR of the situation. Underestimating NK is a bad idea, we should be watching them and never blow them off as never going to happen.

I was mainly referring to her statement, sorry for not making that clear. With regards to this situation though, stating that the U.S. is willing to use force is needed, as the example of Obama's Red Line failure shows. If you recall, Obama threatened action in the event Assad used chemical weapons (Now, whether this actually happened is another matter), and then failed to follow up on this. Such is now pretty widely recognized as having emboldened other groups, such as Iran, Russia, and North Korea.

[Gim]

We are already prepared.

Not to my standards

Well, that's your standards.

[Thermodolia]

Didn't say that I was blaming Trump. I was offering a TL;DR of the situation. Underestimating NK is a bad idea, we should be watching them and never blow them off as never going to happen.

I was mainly referring to her statement, sorry for not making that clear. With regards to this situation though, stating that the U.S. is willing to use force is needed, as the example of Obama's Red Line failure shows. If you recall, Obama threatened action in the event Assad used chemical weapons (Now, whether this actually happened is another matter), and then failed to follow up on this. Such is now pretty widely recognized as having emboldened other groups, such as Iran, Russia, and North Korea.

Remember Trump isn't Obama. Not to mention a pretty good majority of the American public believe that NK is a threat to our freedom that needs to be dealt with sooner than later. We really didn't have that with Syria. But Trump did just say he was open to the use of force he seemed to implie that he was open to nuking NK

[Corrian]

Which is disturbing. Nukes should be an absolute last resort. But that's what happens when you elect a guy who asked why we don't use nukes...

[Gim]

Which is disturbing. Nukes should be an absolute last resort. But that's what happens when you elect a guy who asked why we don't use nukes...

I hope he gets impeached for sure.

[Proctopeo]

Which is disturbing. Nukes should be an absolute last resort. But that's what happens when you elect a guy who asked why we don't use nukes...

It's much more efficient to burn everything to the ground and salt the earth.
Only hurts them, not you!

[Gim]

Which is disturbing. Nukes should be an absolute last resort. But that's what happens when you elect a guy who asked why we don't use nukes...

It's much more efficient to burn everything to the ground and salt the earth.
Only hurts them, not you!

[Thermodolia]

Which is disturbing. Nukes should be an absolute last resort. But that's what happens when you elect a guy who asked why we don't use nukes...

It's much more efficient to burn everything to the ground and salt the earth.
Only hurts them, not you!

Makes buying real estate much much cheaper

[Proctopeo]

It's much more efficient to burn everything to the ground and salt the earth.
Only hurts them, not you!

It's better than nuking.

It's much more efficient to burn everything to the ground and salt the earth.
Only hurts them, not you!

Makes buying real estate much much cheaper

True. Especially if you can de-salt the earth!

[Gim]

It's better than nuking.

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

[Proctopeo]

It's better than nuking.

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

Level their missile fields with artillery before Un wakes up

[Valrifell]

Welcome to the end of the world...as we know it!

I feel fine.

Time I had time alone.

[Gim]

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

Level their missile fields with artillery before Un wakes up

[Salus Maior]

It's better than nuking.

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

They'll probably just blow themselves up in the process.

North Korea isn't known for it's quality.

[Gim]

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

They'll probably just blow themselves up in the process.

North Korea isn't known for it's quality.

Still uncertain. They might be lying, but they might also be telling the truth.

[Lady Scylla]

I just hope DPRK does not fire back with nuclear warheads.

They'll probably just blow themselves up in the process.

North Korea isn't known for it's quality.

They've surprisingly developed their programme faster than expected, which leads me to believe they may be getting outside help.

[Gim]

They'll probably just blow themselves up in the process.

North Korea isn't known for it's quality.

They've surprisingly developed their programme faster than expected, which leads me to believe they may be getting outside help.

Or practice reverse engineering.

[Oil exporting People]

Remember Trump isn't Obama.

Which is irrelevant in the face of the same geopolitics. Don't believe me? Look at the Airfield strike. Although it's clear Trump favors Assad (And for good reason), the airfield strike was done in order to restore the credibility of the U.S.

We really didn't have that with Syria. But Trump did just say he was open to the use of force he seemed to implie that he was open to nuking NK

Stating such threats is essential, as implying options are off the table removes strategic surprise/uncertainty, which can embolden North Korea. Further, given we're talking about nuclear weapons, showing MAD is still in effect is necessary lest you open a wider Pandora's box.