Russia No Korea Pipeline..For S Korea.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:54 pm

The N Korean President recently made a visit to Russia. Seems Russia wants to build a gas line to So Korea through their northern neighbor. This holds much potential for drama in the future. :sneaky:

It seems that a lot has been going on in N Korea this last year or so. China is investing billions, Russia not as much but still investing in all forms. Sad that America has nothing to offer to get in on this opportunity. I wonder if we have anything the N Koreans would want?:yh_rotfl

More than hot air: Russian gas pipeline may unite Korean Peninsula — RT

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:03 pm

Scrat;1366914 wrote: Sad that America has nothing to offer to get in on this opportunity. I wonder if we have anything the N Koreans would want?Get in on what opportunity? We'll buy the gas from Russia if need be. N. Korea has no economy to speak of so there's no exporting or importing to do that I know of.

Fill me in if you don't mind.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:45 pm

The opportunity to sell American goods to North Koreans!! It's a potential market right? I mean the place is crawling with Chinese building contractors and the customs plazas at the borders are stuffed with goods of all kinds going over the border. Hell, if you look around the internet you can find all kinds of videos with N Koreans driving new Hyudais and KIAs. Why not Fords and Chevys too?

If you think that N Korea has no economy you need to do some studying. From non western (non biased) sources.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:53 am

If I'm misinformed perhaps you could direct me to better sources?

From Wikipedia (is Wikipedia okay?)The economy of North Korea is an industrialized and centrally planned economy.

North Korea's economy remains one of the world's last centrally planned systems. The role of market allocation is sharply limited – mainly in the rural sector where some peasants sell produce from small private plots. There are almost no small businesses.

Economy of North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:06 am

Korea: Economy — Infoplease.com

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:32 am

oscar;1366947 wrote: Korea: Economy — Infoplease.comGood information in that article.

Korea as a whole is rich in natural resources and could, together, be a very strong economy if the North were to at least begin to cease it's dependence on it's military (I know, Spot, Americans should talk). The fact is though that even the U.S.'s spending on military is only just below 5% of GDP while North Korea's is at 25%, and it's people have to donate clothing and food to their military troops to boot.

It's no way to run a country in the 21st century.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:32 pm

It's no way to run a country in the 21st century

So they just roll over and become a vassal of the west? It seems to me some peoples of the world don't want to do that. If everyone would mind their own business this problem would have been solved long ago. Why is there no peace treaty after all this time? Americas meddling?

Let the 2 Koreas solve their own problems. Get the American military out of the country to start with.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:43 pm

And this has what exactly to do with the op?

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:51 pm

The political moods of the Korean peninsula affect the economies of the entire region.

South Koreas attitude towards N Korea and subservient posture to us is no way to run a country.

Say what you want about NK, it has potential and others are able to look past the dogma and find ways to benefit from it. America can't do that apparently.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:01 pm

Give it up, Scrat.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:45 pm

Educate yourself. Try something outside the box though.

Scrat · Post by **Scrat** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:53 pm

It's just not stopping. How irrelevant have we become?

AFP: Russia could 'write off N. Korea's $11 bn debt'