by J. Lee (it’s said that if you go to the highest mountain in Korea and throw a rock, you will hit a Park, Kim or Lee)
Times up, where’s the war?
Despite the deadline, North Korea’s blustery dictator, Kim Jong Un, has not launched any missiles into Seoul, or sunk any patrol boats, or shelled any more villages. And maybe they never intended too?
7 in 10 Americans say they are following the news on North Korea and 55% of them say, if the North attacks South Korea or any US military installation we should respond immediately with military force. However, the more time passes it seems unlikely that North Korea will start a fight.
Kim Jong Un is shown on the left with his military leaders. When you take a look at the hand holding and how his two top generals are leaning on him, you have to wonder…with friends like these who needs enemies? And that’s a fact, these guys are ready to seize power at the first opportunity.
Kim Jong Un is by all accounts still a kid, barely out of college. He’s young, untested and was completely unknown until his strongman father suddenly bit the dust. After that, Kim Jr. had a major meltdown because he was the heir apparent.. and he was not ready. To relieve his tensions, he went on an eating binge, gaining some serious poundage. This aggravated his high blood pressure and his diabetes.
Kim knows he’s only penciled in until he’s proven himself as a credible leader. One major missed step and his military henchman will have his head on a platter.
Was this fear of being taken out by his military his only motivation for all this tough war talk? Analysts tell us it was, and that it was mostly for internal consumption to pacify his not-so-loyal generals. If true, then this kid must be scared to death and praying the USA doesn’t make a pre-emptive strike on those medium range missiles he’s put on the east coast.
So what should we expect next?
Probably the North will do a test firing of a missile or two in the direction of Japan. Sure, it will be a serious provocation, but there will be no reason for a military response unless it goes terribly wrong and lands on Tokyo or on the deck of one of our carriers.
But, if all goes according to plan Kim Jong Un will look like he has walked up to the tiger (USA) poked it with a stick, and strolled away defiantly. His handlers will be pleased and he will live to be the dictator for awhile longer.
But, he’s declared a state of war exists with the South and he gave a deadline for the destruction of America! He can’t just walk away from that, can he?
Chances are he will and that he has arranged for China to ask publically that his Army not crush America this week nor invade South Korea. Kim Jong Un will say, well, okay… just for you guys, and just this once. They will make a grand concession to their beloved friends. But, if their national honor is ever insulted again, it’s on brother! He will then take credit for going eye ball to eye ball with America and staring us down and that will be that.
ALL unstable leaders are dangerous. And the Pillsbury Doughboy of Korea is no exception.
Only time will tell whether NK will be stupid enough to start a fight they cannot possibly win.
There has been a state of war between North Korea and South Korea, and North Korea includes the US in that war, that has existed for the past 65 years. Contrary to what many naïve news commentators allege, the war in Afghanistan is not our longest war. The war with North Korea is. The North has never agreed to or signed a peace treaty or a surrender. It has merely pretended to accept a cease-fire agreement, which it has broken over a thousand times. In 1969-70, I saw hostile fire action on the DMZ with my own eyes.
Sadly people only seem to remember our Viet-Vets, they forget that the DMZ in South Korea was also a war zone where many US soldiers were wounded or killed. Soaps drew a bad hand when they sent him there. The backup for our soldiers was non-existent and many times they were either outgunned and outnumbered or both!