If the U.S ever attacked North Korea...

Jaguara · Jan 11, 2012

...would China back North Korea up? Pardon my ignorance on the topic but I'm curious. North Korea and China are allies correct or not?

If they did back North Korea up, how far would they go?

JohnnyMac · Jan 11, 2012

Well, they did the first time we attacked them.

DeathEatsaCracker · Jan 11, 2012

The US will never attack NK because of China.

When, in the history of the world, have two top trading partners ever gone to war knowing it would destroy the economy of both countries?

Jaguara · Jan 11, 2012

Death Eats a Cracker said:
The US will never attack NK because of China.

When, in the history of the world, have two top trading partners ever gone to war knowing it would destroy the economy of both countries?

So basically the U.S only attacks helpless countries when they want their oil and when it comes to countries that might actually defend themselves or have no oil or have allies or might affect the U.S' economy then fighting against potential threats, honor etc is out the window for the U.S.

NES · Jan 11, 2012

Jaguara said:
So basically the U.S only attacks helpless countries when they want their oil and when it comes to countries that might actually defend themselves or have no oil or have allies or might affect the U.S' economy then fighting against potential threats, honor etc is out the window for the U.S.

exactly

ScottL · Jan 11, 2012

1) The US would not attack NK unless NK attacked SK.

2) When has the US ever gained cheaper oil after going to war? So to use one more pair of initials, BS!

steaktartar · Jan 11, 2012

Scott L said:
1) The US would not attack NK unless NK attacked SK.

2) When has the US ever gained cheaper oil after going to war? So to use one more pair of initials, BS!

il one up ya..JAG and NES fu

steaktartar · Jan 11, 2012

kidding nes,,,,,,,fu jag

barman · Jan 11, 2012

Death Eats a Cracker said:
The US will never attack NK because of China.

When, in the history of the world, have two top trading partners ever gone to war knowing it would destroy the economy of both countries?

When, in the history of the world, has one country's army invaded another country that has nuclear weapons?

barman · Jan 11, 2012

NES said:
exactly

+ mucho

DeathEatsaCracker · Jan 11, 2012

barman said:
When, in the history of the world, has one country's army invaded another country that has nuclear weapons?

That too.

barman · Jan 11, 2012

Scott L said:
2) When has the US ever gained cheaper oil after going to war? So to use one more pair of initials, BS!

It has never been about gaining "cheaper oil"

It is solely about gaining forcible control of an increasing amount of the world's petroleum reseerves. And to that end, the U.S. military violence waged against other countries has been a continuing and raving success

Those who profit most from this control are not seeking "cheaper oil" because they are sellers, not buyers

carlspackler · Jan 11, 2012

barman said:
It is solely about gaining forcible control of an increasing amount of the world's petroleum reseerves. And to that end, the U.S. military violence waged against other countries has been a continuing and raving success.

Those who claim that the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 to get control of the country's giant oil reserves will be left scratching their heads by the results of last weekend's auction of Iraqi oil contracts: Not a single U.S. company secured a deal in the auction of contracts that will shape the Iraqi oil industry for the next couple of decades. Two of the most lucrative of the multi-billion-dollar oil contracts went to two countries which bitterly opposed the U.S. invasion — Russia and China — while even Total Oil of France, which led the charge to deny international approval for the war at the U.N. Security Council in 2003, won a bigger stake than the Americans in the most recent auction. "[The distribution of oil contracts] certainly answers the theory that the war was for the benefit of big U.S. oil interests," says Alex Munton, Middle East oil analyst for the energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, whose clients include major U.S. companies. "That has not been demonstrated by what has happened this week."

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1948787,00.html

I hope BigOil USA does a better job exploiting the Iranian oil fields.

barman · Jan 11, 2012

Those who claim that the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 to get control of the country's giant oil reserves will be left scratching their heads by the results of last weekend's auction of Iraqi oil contracts: Not a single U.S. company secured a deal in the auction of contracts that will shape the Iraqi oil industry for the next couple of decades.

The above blurb implies that only U.S. oil companies benefit from U.S.-driven military invasions. In the 21st century global economy, the interests being served by the U.S. military are hardly limited to Wall St

ScottL · Jan 12, 2012

barman said:
When, in the history of the world, has one country's army invaded another country that has nuclear weapons?

Best to invade them BEFORE they acquire nuclear weapons.
Oh, and Pakistan has nukes. And formerly a safehouse for OBL, and we invaded.

ScottL · Jan 12, 2012

barman said:
It has never been about gaining "cheaper oil"

It is solely about gaining forcible control of an increasing amount of the world's petroleum reseerves. And to that end, the U.S. military violence waged against other countries has been a continuing and raving success

Those who profit most from this control are not seeking "cheaper oil" because they are sellers, not buyers

In that case I alter my opinion from BS to Caca!

Jaguara · Jan 12, 2012

Scott L said:
Best to invade them BEFORE they acquire nuclear weapons.
Oh, and Pakistan has nukes. And formerly a safehouse for OBL, and we invaded.

Well, the U.S didn't technically invade Pakistan. It's not like Iraq or Afghan where it was an actual invasion and an attack on the country. Pakistan and the U.S are allies so how could they invade them?

barman · Jan 12, 2012

The U.S. has never sent ground troops into Pakistan to kill Pakistanis. They do it pussy style with cowards in DC operating drones from 12,000 miles away

Willie99 · Jan 12, 2012

if it's all just about oil, why don't we just use our own?

obviously, that's a much easier path

mplastered · Jan 12, 2012

Willie99 said:
if it's all just about oil, why don't we just use our own?

obviously, that's a much easier path

Nuff said. This thread is closed. :103631605

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