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If there was a time for NK to invade SK
Rut roh Shaggyâ¦.
— Lulu (@grady3131.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T21:32:33.417Z
Iâm sure the nice fella in North Korea isnât smart enough to know nowâs the time to invade South Korea!
RT Atlanta
(2,721 posts)having 'blood on their hands.'
Makes good strategic sense, I suppose, if one were in NK had a starving and brainwashed populace and was ready for another 'look at me' moment on the world's stage.
Bookreadingliberal53
(155 posts)Something is up.
Prairie Gates
(7,902 posts)Even a cult-deluded MAGA can understand than being forced to move missile defense systems from one theater to another ten days into a war is a sign that something has gone terribly wrong.
MarineCombatEngineer
(18,025 posts)their own home grown AA defense systems.
James48
(5,178 posts)South Korea has a multi-layered air defense system, with both medium and short range missiles, but they rely on the USA for both Patriot and THAAD systems as part of their overall defense.
South Korea doesnt have any Patriot or THAAD of its own.
MarineCombatEngineer
(18,025 posts)the country and their military is much more capable than the Norks.
Their Air Force is much better equipped and trained than the N. Korean pilots, their most modern fighter is the MIG-29, while still capable, is no match for the S. Korean's inventory of fighters, plus S. Korea has their own home grown aircraft which are more modern and capable, especially in the hands of the better trained S. Korean pilots.
WhiskeyGrinder
(26,841 posts)(snip)
As it churns through its inventories, the military also is rerouting assets from other parts of the world, including the Indo-Pacific region, where lawmakers have long feared that any U.S. conflict with China would be challenged by the Pentagons limited stocks of high-end weapons.
The Pentagon is moving parts of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system from South Korea to the Middle East, according to two officials. The military also is drawing from its supply of sophisticated Patriot interceptors in the Indo-Pacific and elsewhere to bolster its defense against Irans drone and ballistic missile attacks, these people said.
One of the officials said the moves were not due to an immediate shortage of weaponry in the Middle East but were rather a precautionary measure in case Iran drastically increased its rate of retaliatory attacks, which has fallen more than a week into the conflict.
The more THAADs and Patriots you shoot, the more risk you assume in the Indo-Pacific and in Ukraine, Cancian said.
And a little more from an article from today/tomorrow, from Yonhap:
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260310010951315
(snip)
During a Cabinet meeting in Seoul, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that relocation of U.S. military assets from South Korea would not affect deterrence against North Korea, though he noted that Seoul has expressed opposition to the move.
chowder66
(12,156 posts)TommyT139
(2,328 posts)I can't remember the last time I had an hour long phone conversation with anyone, much less a supposedly hostile foreign leader.
F-18_AMO
(20 posts)We would be busy with contracts/purchasing (Fed DoD) at this time. We arent busy as we normally should be. We were told today that funding has been rerouted.
ffr
(23,366 posts)under this dunce administration.
I'd like to stick my foot up the asses of every idiot voter who thought, egg prices or whatever the flashy item was they thought was too expensive under the Biden Administration when he was driving costs down and kept us and the world safe.
ffr
(23,366 posts)but 
elect the felon and find out, America.