Relax. The Chaebol will not allow any war in South Korea. Unemployment rate is about 3% there

[NNN0LHI]

They can't afford to have their young and able bodied men and women being used as bullet catchers. If we had a 3% unemployment rate here in the USA we wouldn't be at war right now either. War is our jobs program.

Don

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol

Chaebol

Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol, Jaebeol; Korean pronunciation: ) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. They are powerful global multinationals owning numerous international enterprises. The Korean word means "business family" or "monopoly" and is often used the way "conglomerate" is used in English.

There are several dozen large Korean family-controlled corporate groups which fall under this definition. Through aggressive governmental support and finance, some have become well-known international brand names, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG.

The chaebol has also played a some significant role in South Korean politics. In 1988 a member of a chaebol family, Chung Mong-jun, president of Hyundai Heavy Industries, successfully ran for the National Assembly. Other business leaders also were chosen to be members of the National Assembly through proportional representation. Since 2000, Hyundai has played a role in the thawing of North Korean and South Korean relations.

[rocktivity]

1. I think you're right

North Korea has to have a little hissyfit every once in a while.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[old mark]

2. The 2 Koreas do this from time to time and have for the last 50 years or so -

remember, there is NO peace treaty, just an armistice there.
They shoot at each other and kidnap people from one side to the other regularly.

This seems to increase around the US holidays.

mark