South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says

[Grim Reaper 6]

South Korea scrambled about 80 fighter jets after detecting a large number of North Korean warplanes during a four-hour period Friday, the country’s military said, in a further escalation of regional tensions.

In a statement, the South Korean military said it spotted about 180 North Korean military aircraft between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. local time, a day after Pyongyang is believed to have conducted the failed test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Tensions in the Korean Peninsula began rising Monday, when the “Vigilant Storm” joint military drills began between the United States and South Korea, involving hundreds of aircraft and thousands of service members from both countries, according to the US.

North Korea accused the allies of provocative action and on Wednesday launched 23 missiles from its east and west coasts – the most missiles it’s fired in a single day – into waters either side of the peninsula, prompting Seoul to respond with three surface-to-air missiles. Friday’s South Korean deployment included an unspecified number of F-35A stealth fighter jets, the statement said, and the South Korean warplanes participating in the ongoing joint maneuvers had also “maintained a readiness posture,” the South Korean military said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/04/asia/north-korea-south-korea-warplanes-friday-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[+joc]

1 hour ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

North Korea accused the allies of provocative action and on Wednesday launched 23 missiles from its east and west coasts – the most missiles it’s fired in a single day – into waters either side of the peninsula, prompting Seoul to respond with three surface-to-air missiles. Friday’s South Korean deployment included an unspecified number of F-35A stealth fighter jets, the statement said, and the South Korean warplanes participating in the ongoing joint maneuvers had also “maintained a readiness posture,” the South Korean military said

Isn't it so wonderful to have such a strong President such as Biden in the White House?  Yes, the world truly respects us and fears our military strength as well!  

Oh wait...I forgot...no, they don't.  Apparently not!  Why not?!

Isn't it interesting that Biden takes office and Putin attacks Ukraine...and threatens the entire world with Nuclear Destruction. 

White House response:  crickets 

Isn't it interesting that 2 years into Biden's Presidency North Korea flexes their military muscle in the face of South Korea and the world? 

White House response: crickets 

The United States needs a real leader...not a patsy that lectures the American People on the importance of getting vaccines.  

The United States needs a real leader...wake up America!  The world is crumbling around us and we are crumbling around us...and as the World Turns (into a death spiral)...

The White House response:  get vaccinated

 

[Buzz_Light_Year]

 

Well let us see.

WWI Democrats controlled the Presidency, House and Senate

WWII Democrats controlled the Presidency, House and Senate

Korean War Democrats controlled the Presidency, House and Senate

Vietnam Democrats controlled the Presidency, House and Senate

Seems to be a pattern.

Republicans have Iraq and Afghanistan to their credit. Republicans also got us out of Korean and Vietnam and technically it was a Republican president that started the draw down in Afghanistan but it was a Democrat president that though abject stupidity led to the cluster **** that ended up being the Afghanistan withdrawal.

What do we have now? A Democrat Presidency, House and a 50/50 Senate with the deciding vote left to a Democrat in case of a tie, so in essence a Democrat Senate.

[Grim Reaper 6]

11 hours ago, joc said:

Isn't it so wonderful to have such a strong President such as Biden in the White House?  Yes, the world truly respects us and fears our military strength as well!  

Oh wait...I forgot...no, they don't.  Apparently not!  Why not?!

Isn't it interesting that Biden takes office and Putin attacks Ukraine...and threatens the entire world with Nuclear Destruction. 

White House response:  crickets 

Isn't it interesting that 2 years into Biden's Presidency North Korea flexes their military muscle in the face of South Korea and the world? 

White House response: crickets 

The United States needs a real leader...not a patsy that lectures the American People on the importance of getting vaccines.  

The United States needs a real leader...wake up America!  The world is crumbling around us and we are crumbling around us...and as the World Turns (into a death spiral)...

The White House response:  get vaccinated

 

I don’t disagree that Biden is a fool, but the situation in Korea is do to multiple factors. The last Korean President Moon Ja in was the Leader of what would called South Koreas Democratic Party. He believed in placating North Korea and only acting out Diplomatically never with force. When President Trump came to South Korea and met with the North Korean leader Kim Jung Un the first thing that was stopped was all annual training exercises that have occurred since the peace accords in 1953. They talked about North Korea giving up their Nuclear Weapons, over time and they had another Summit later in Singapore that ended in disaster.

Most people don’t realize that the Korean War never ended and no peace agreement was ever signed the war ended with a UN ceasefire that’s still in place. South Koreas current President is Yoon Suk-yeol who is from the extreme Conservative Right of political spectrum. In Korea there are basically 4 political parties what we would call Libertarian, Democrat, Conservative and extreme conservative. The current President like I said before is a Wild Card who tossed aside the diplomatic policies from the last President. His policy is simple meet military provocations with provocation.

He also immediately restarted the Annual Military Training exercises which according to North Korea is a provocation and thus their actions today. However there is much more to it than is obvious at this time. China controls North Korea, and since the situation with Taiwan has raised tensions China has North Korea acting out. Then you have the current conflict in the Ukraine and China and of course North Korea support Russia. Last the current US / South Korean training exercises year are In reality a show force for China, over the current situation with Taiwan.

So there is much more happening here than appears obvious. 

[+and-then]

1 hour ago, Grim Reaper 6 said:

So there is much more happening here than appears obvious. 

That's a big part of our problem.  The perception of American weakness or inattention is causing bad actors to do what bad actors DO.

[Grim Reaper 6]

6 minutes ago, and-then said:

That's a big part of our problem.  The perception of American weakness or inattention is causing bad actors to do what bad actors DO.

I don’t believe it’s do to weakness or inattention none of this just started to occur. Currently Russia, Iran, China and North Korea are joint efforts at destabilize and all this crap that the conflict in Ukraine may start WW3 is laughable. If WW3 does start it will start simultaneously with all the bad actors above. That’s what I was trying to say when I said mores happening than is obvious all the tension that has arisen over the last 6 months should make things obvious but it seems unless the media says it directly people don’t pay attention.

JIMHO