Is North Korea a Proxy for Other Countries

[JohnyMac]

This morning I had the most weird dream. In essence it was full of people I have known that have passed away. In the dream was a lot of smoke and carnage around my old AO in RI.

I saw people in boats around my house seemingly clueless to what was happening around them.

Premonition? Probably not. Paranoia? Probably.

Anyhow I woke up and laid there tossing and turning with my thoughts coming back to the dream.

I finally gave up trying to sleep. Got up and made a pot of coffee.

While brewing the coffee and feeding the pets early I kept thinking this thought...

What if North Korea was a proxy for some other country? Russia, China, Iran? In essence one of these countries could be helping NK to be the button mad (country) to not wipe out the USofA but to severally cripple us for one to two years.

This would give the sponsor country to execute on a take-over in their general AO.

Russia - Move into Western Europe,
China - Take Taiwan, the Korean peninsula, or even Japan, or
Iran- Take over the Middle east.

Maybe all three...

To take out the USofA a lonely nuke detonated lets say in NYC, LA, or Chcago wouldn't cripple us enough. IMO, it would have to be a EMP.

Thoughts?

[Jackalope]

Anything is possible, I suppose.  Unfortunately, Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are essentially allies.  It certainly looks like nukes are going to play a part in the next global conflict.  I'm anxiously watching the conflict between China and India, neither wants to lose face, and there's no easy diplomatic solution.  China is looking to expand its global influence, and isn't afraid to push against second tier militaries.  If North Korea is a proxy for China, we should take care of both Korea and China, while the U.S.is still capable.

[Nemo]

I suspect India would be very happy to poke China in the back end and if we could get Pakistan to flank in through the north that would be over.  US with Japan and S Korea support could take out N Korea quick and move on in through China.

But we would have to keep India and Pakistan rather far apart or make a split with them of chunks of China to keep them happy and shooting at China and not each other.

Let Egypt and Saudi Arabia move up into Syria with Jordan and Israel providing air cover and thats over with Putin spanked proper and sent home crying.  Then turning west into Iran while keeping a sharp dagger pointed to Turkey.

Nato, with US correlation could move into a wall position to keep Putin out of Europe, both east and west.  With him facing armies on both sides if he should bark too loud.

I suspect that is a major cursory plan overview.

But you know what they say about plans.

Assuming this works as overviewed it would leave China back to bikes in the big cities with half the population and no navy or air force.

Russia would be in a box, Iran in another box with the US and NATO telling all to behave and be nice.

Nemo

[JohnyMac]

Although I am NOT a UN fan, the Security Council did vote 15 to zero to reinstate sanctions on NK last Friday. Yes that includes Russia and China, they did not abstain as usual.

Over the weekend Sec. Tillerson along with UN Sec. NikkI Haley started to check off a todo list of things to show the world that we are trying to work with NK before something militarily happens.

The best time to take NK out would be winter. Stay tuned.

[Jackalope]

And the best time to take out the U.S. would be winter...

[JohnyMac]

Absolutely Jackalope. 

[JoJo]

 Well I hope they wait until I get my propane tank filled No I didn't have anything to drink tonight.