[vundy33]

With all due respect, Vundy, and I know that the message from the Obama White House is the same as from the Bush White House with regards to China, what reason do we really have to believe that China is not encouraging North Korea behind the scenes? They were the North's allies during the Korean War and they are actively building up their navy and missile technology to challenge the US in the Pacific. Our government's reaction to North Korea's provocations and nuclear buildup gives the Chinese valuable intelligence about how we might react to an attack on Taiwan.

We were the South Koreans' ally during the war and the war has never ended. I don't see how you can say that this is provocation does not involve the US.The US has more than 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea. Anything that North Korea does to threaten the truce should be a top priority of the Obama administration. The weak reaction to North Korea's sinking of a ship a few months ago in which 46 sailors died does encourage attacks like the one that occurred this morning.

Because that's what world powers do. They build their countries up, and that includes the military. Go look at any PRC news and you'll see that they're getting sick and tires of NK's retardedness. This is not 1951. It's a different time and we're a different country. An attack on Taiwan or any kind of Chinese-American conflict would be horrible for their economy and bad for ours. It won't happen, and if it does it won't have anything to do with NK.

It does have nothing to do with us. They're doing it because they call SK a "puppet" to the U.S., which is exactly what they are to China. I meant that if SK does do anything, it won't involve us. They have more than enough capability to take on anything NK can throw at it.

What I meant by it is that this is nothing to big to worry about for the American people. If something was started up, China and the U.S. would interrupt in a hurry and get something worked out to stop the conflict. Either that, or NK quits on their own.

Personally, I think within the next week NK will send a few more arty rounds South Korea's way, and SK will respond with a few airstrikes that will absolutely dominate whatever they hit, and NK will get the hint and it will be quite for another 12 months until NK does something like this again.

I think this is a threat that needs to be dealt with now, whether it's a joint China-U.S. op or South Korean. We can't have a country like that just doing as they please and the only punishment they get is a few mean letters.