here's a bit from the blog....
North Korea is not a very friendly neighbor. North Korea is still legally at war with South Korea. North Korea is dirt poor and starvation is not uncommon.
North Korea has kidnapped Japanese citizens over a period of decades, continued its nuclear weapons program, tested a nuclear weapon, fired missiles over Japan, torpedoed and sank the South Korean corvette Cheonan (killing 46) and recently shelled the island of Yeonpyeong. In response to this latest event the USS George Washington strike group left Yokosuka Sunday and is conducting joint exercises with the South Korean Navy. Currently we have about 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea.
KJI has played the west for years, mostly to keep his nuclear programs alive and to find ways to get cash and luxury goods. He seems to have stepped up his game recently. One could speculate on the cause but the most likely explanation (or combination thereof) would seem to be amongst the following: KJI (who is old and in bad health) is positioning his son to succeed him through these provocative acts, he is again seeking to extort concessions from either the West or China (perhaps both) or he is probing defenses and responses in anticipation of war.
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North Korea is not a very friendly neighbor. North Korea is still legally at war with South Korea. North Korea is dirt poor and starvation is not uncommon.
North Korea has kidnapped Japanese citizens over a period of decades, continued its nuclear weapons program, tested a nuclear weapon, fired missiles over Japan, torpedoed and sank the South Korean corvette Cheonan (killing 46) and recently shelled the island of Yeonpyeong. In response to this latest event the USS George Washington strike group left Yokosuka Sunday and is conducting joint exercises with the South Korean Navy. Currently we have about 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea.
KJI has played the west for years, mostly to keep his nuclear programs alive and to find ways to get cash and luxury goods. He seems to have stepped up his game recently. One could speculate on the cause but the most likely explanation (or combination thereof) would seem to be amongst the following: KJI (who is old and in bad health) is positioning his son to succeed him through these provocative acts, he is again seeking to extort concessions from either the West or China (perhaps both) or he is probing defenses and responses in anticipation of war.
www.obtuseobserver.com for more, and of course, bright smiley pictures
