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Treaty to Formally End Korean War Is Being Discussed

georgephillip

georgephillip

Senator
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Montecresto

Mayor
georgephillip said:
I don't think China (or Russia, for that matter) would accept 26,000 US troops remaining inside a unified Korea.

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2138797/russia-wants-build-another-bridge-north-korea-so-trade-doesnt
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Or even such future access should our troops there be brought home in the event of a unified Korea. Also , I’m having a difficult time understanding the benefit of a unified North Korea for the south, the GDP that North Korea brings to the table compared to the south’s verses the infrastructure nightmare in the north and the starving 28 million citizens. Good for the north I suppose but not so much the south.
 
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EatTheRich

President
Montecresto said:
Or even such future access should our troops there be brought home in the event of a unified Korea. Also , I’m having a difficult time understanding the benefit of a unified North Korea for the south, the GDP that North Korea brings to the table compared to the south’s verses the infrastructure nightmare in the north and the starving 28 million citizens. Good for the north I suppose but not so much the south.
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The south escapes the ever-present threat of devastating war and placates citizen demand.
 
M

Montecresto

Mayor
EatTheRich said:
The south escapes the ever-present threat of devastating war and placates citizen demand.
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Only to drop in global ranking. I don’t believe a devastating war is as big of a threat as it’s made out to be. And South Koreans have been historically not all that worried about it either. Now that changed when trump started threatening nuclear war if the north didn’t cooperate.

South Koreans used to brush off talk of war. Now, they're getting worried.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-11-06/south-koreans-used-brush-talk-war-now-theyre-getting-worried
 
georgephillip

georgephillip

Senator
Montecresto said:
Or even such future access should our troops there be brought home in the event of a unified Korea. Also , I’m having a difficult time understanding the benefit of a unified North Korea for the south, the GDP that North Korea brings to the table compared to the south’s verses the infrastructure nightmare in the north and the starving 28 million citizens. Good for the north I suppose but not so much the south.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_North_Korea

"Mining in North Korea is important to the country's economy. North Korea is naturally abundant in metals such as magnesite, zinc, tungsten, and iron; with magnesite resources of 6 billion tonnes (second largest in the world), particularly in the Hamgyeong-do and Jagang-do provinces.

"However, often these cannot be mined due to the acute shortage of electricity in the country, as well as the lack of proper tools to mine these materials and an antiquated industrial base.[1]

"Coal, iron ore, limestone, and magnesite deposits are larger than other mineral commodities. Mining joint ventures with other countries include China, Canada, Egypt, and South Korea.[citation needed]"

There are a dwindling few Koreans who remember how this problem began in 1945 and which country bears responsibility:

DECEMBER 31, 2002
A Pop Quiz on Korea
by GARY LEUPP

(Choose the best answer. 3 points each. Answers at the end.)

"6. In August 1945 defeated Japanese forces formally turned over authority in Korea to the broad-based Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence, led by Lyuh Woon-hyung, which in September proclaimed the Korean People’s Republic (KPR). When U.S. forces under Gen. Reed Hodge arrived in Inchon to accept the Japanese surrender, they

a. ordered all Japanese officials to remain in their posts, refused to recognize Lyuh as national leader, and soon banned all public reference to the KPR

b. recognized Lyuh as the legitimate head of state

c. negotiated with Lyuh to facilitate swift attainment of independence of a united Korea
 
M

Montecresto

Mayor
georgephillip said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_North_Korea

"Mining in North Korea is important to the country's economy. North Korea is naturally abundant in metals such as magnesite, zinc, tungsten, and iron; with magnesite resources of 6 billion tonnes (second largest in the world), particularly in the Hamgyeong-do and Jagang-do provinces.

"However, often these cannot be mined due to the acute shortage of electricity in the country, as well as the lack of proper tools to mine these materials and an antiquated industrial base.[1]

"Coal, iron ore, limestone, and magnesite deposits are larger than other mineral commodities. Mining joint ventures with other countries include China, Canada, Egypt, and South Korea.[citation needed]"

There are a dwindling few Koreans who remember how this problem began in 1945 and which country bears responsibility:

DECEMBER 31, 2002
A Pop Quiz on Korea
by GARY LEUPP

(Choose the best answer. 3 points each. Answers at the end.)

"6. In August 1945 defeated Japanese forces formally turned over authority in Korea to the broad-based Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence, led by Lyuh Woon-hyung, which in September proclaimed the Korean People’s Republic (KPR). When U.S. forces under Gen. Reed Hodge arrived in Inchon to accept the Japanese surrender, they

a. ordered all Japanese officials to remain in their posts, refused to recognize Lyuh as national leader, and soon banned all public reference to the KPR

b. recognized Lyuh as the legitimate head of state

c. negotiated with Lyuh to facilitate swift attainment of independence of a united Korea
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Good point GP, I had completely forgot that Putin had accused the US of its true motive of being after the 6-10 trillion dollars worth of unmined rare earth elements in North Korea.


“I will tell you the facts about North Korea: They don’t have nuclear bombs. They don’t have Western-controlled banks. They don’t depend on the US dollar. What they do have is a land full of wealth in unmined minerals.”

https://www.google.com/amp/yournewswire.com/putin-north-korean-crisis-ww3/amp/
 
georgephillip

georgephillip

Senator
Montecresto said:
Good point GP, I had completely forgot that Putin had accused the US of its true motive of being after the 6-10 trillion dollars worth of unmined rare earth elements in North Korea.


“I will tell you the facts about North Korea: They don’t have nuclear bombs. They don’t have Western-controlled banks. They don’t depend on the US dollar. What they do have is a land full of wealth in unmined minerals.”

https://www.google.com/amp/yournewswire.com/putin-north-korean-crisis-ww3/amp/
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A unified Korea could become an economic powerhouse relatively independent of US, Russian, or Chinese manipulation.
http://nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2013/08/geography-culture-institutions-and.html
 
M

Montecresto

Mayor
georgephillip said:

A unified Korea could become an economic powerhouse relatively independent of US, Russian, or Chinese manipulation.
http://nakedkeynesianism.blogspot.com/2013/08/geography-culture-institutions-and.html
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So long as Russia, China or the US didn’t get them first.
Why China wants North Korea's rare earth minerals
https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/21/why-china-wants-north-koreas-rare-earth-minerals.html

WASHINGTON'S REAL MOTIVES IN NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN -PSYCHOLOGY, GEOPOLITICS & RARE EARTH METALS

http://stormcloudsgathering.com/n-korea-afghanistan-rare-earth-metals/
 
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georgephillip

georgephillip

Senator
Montecresto said:
WASHINGTON'S REAL MOTIVES IN NORTH KOREA AND AFGHANISTAN -PSYCHOLOGY, GEOPOLITICS & RARE EARTH METALS

http://stormcloudsgathering.com/n-korea-afghanistan-rare-earth-metals/
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Your link:

"Were you aware that it was recently discovered that North Korea is sitting on the worlds largest deposit of rare earth metals? In fact their deposit is twice as large as the world’s total known reserves prior to this discovery.

"This is find is estimated to be worth trillions of dollars (that’s trillions with a T).

"Rare earth metals are essential in the manufacture of modern electronics, which makes it a matter of strategic importance, and China currently has a monopoly on global production. In the context of an escalation in the South China or the East China seas, this would be a significant vulnerability for the west."

No doubt how Trump feels about the prospect of trillion$ "with a T"
 
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