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Originally Posted by Webstral
If it were to go hot, the casualties would be just enormous. I have no idea what firebreaks would be drawn by Cousin Kim's regime. The destruction of a major city like Seoul and the damage to the ROK, plus the expenditure of massive treasure to fight the war, might be just the thing to send the US economy into a double dip. Naturally, Kim's people know we think this way and are using our sensitivity to things like human life and economics to turn the screws on us (ROK & allies). I really have no idea where this will lead.
Webstral
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Funny you bring this up, I was just thinking about this the other day.
As Webstral said, casualties would be horrific - on a scale not seen since, well, the last Korean war. I have no idea where the US would get the manpower to fight it - anyone not locked up in Iraq/AFG are either winding down from a recent deployment, or gearing up for the next. I guess those guys would go, and the poor guys currently in Iraq/AFG would be in for a long haul.
No question the world markets would tank - EU is on the edge now anyways. And I cant even begin to imagine what Chinas response would be. They'd be getting hammered by the world economy collapsing (who would buy their products?).