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North Korea Shells Yeonpyeong Island
Border clashes have occurred between North and South Korea even before the Korean War. Still any confrontation draws concerns.
So far in the latest incident... on November 23 Korea time.
The North fired roughly 100 artillery shells, and the South responded with around 80. North Korea stopped their first round of firing at 2:55 p.m. and proceeded to continue firing at 3:10 p.m. until 3:41 p.m. Shots were reported to die down from both sides at around 4:42 p.m., according to the South Korean military sources.
The map highlights the region involved....
Tags: Korea, Niorth, North, South, confrontation
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Permalink Reply by Dave Woods on -
Those of us outside Korea would sure like to know what you guys are thinking about this. News from Seoul has everyone sort of nonchalant, but this is serious business.
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Permalink Reply by Don Southerton on -
I agree one of the strengths of KBC community is a vast network of members in Korea--expats and Koreans.
What do our Korean members think?
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Permalink Reply by Steven S. Bammel on -
So far, the incident hasn't inconvenienced our daily schedule. Only change was that we could watch the 8pm news at 7pm last night.
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Permalink Reply by Lara Tosh on
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Personally, my experience is that NOBODY ever truly wins when it comes to any sort of violent confrontation. There is no "score". A body count = dead human beings -REGARDLESS of what "side" they're on.
I also have learned that there is no such thing as "getting even" -except in karmic terms.
Refer to Vince Rubino's thread for "theorizing":
http://www.koreabusinesscentral.com/forum/topics/north-koreas-letha...
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Permalink Reply by Don Southerton on
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That said, it seems some South Koreans want retaliation. I'm seeing a shift from younger Koreans, once accused of being aloof to threats from the North, to becoming Hawkish. For example, they felt the South should of answered the North's shelling more aggressively.
Recent news shared that the ROK marines felt their response inflicted lots of damage. No surprise since the ROK uses more sophisticated artillery that hones in on enemy fire and targets the NK guns... US used similar technology in the Gulf wars with devastating results.
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Permalink Reply by Sang Chong on -
Indeed, this is a serious business.
People around me (in their 20's and 30's) are generally angry and frustrated at the Korean gov't for not responding with much heavier fire power. Taking over hundred shells and returning only 80 does not do the math when the engagement guideline is 'returning at least 3 times of what the North sends over'. Although the statement from the Defense Ministry is that the North has probably have taken some serious damage, it is only a speculation and does not seem to satisfy public's desire for vengeance.
However, I don't have anyone around me worrying about full blown war. I myself do not believe this will lead to a war between the two.
I don't believe US would like to border with China and Russia. S Korean gov't also would not want that situation which would lead to having China and US brining their nuclear warheads to the peninsula. N Korea currently serves as a good bumper between to two super powers, and I think it is good for all of us to maintain this much of tension and maintain two independent sovereignties until we are all sure that China would keep their nose out of Korean peninsula even if war broke out - which I think is impossible.
So, in short, another tragic incident, my deepest respect and prayers for those perished, and my finger goes out to those politicians who will be using this incident for their political ambitions in next coming weeks.
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