He says Japanese and South Korean hostility is intense enough that, if war comes, both societies would fight fanatically and to the bitter end.
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War psychology
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"The thing about the South Koreans and the Japanese is, like, they really, really hate each other. Okay? So, if they're going to go..."
"hold that position yeah um I absolutely do I think this is the end of American Empire the thing about war that people don't..."
"to win this war at all costs um and you look at a guy like Peter hexap whenever he does a press conference I..."
"because you know i mean like like like i'm not actually in controlled events i i i'm just gonna figure out what the general..."
"our imagination because you know we are not actually in the war um and the people in this war um you know war makes..."
"the people hate the leaders you know something um in any rational world I would completely agree with you listen to the people who..."
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