A South Korean soldier standing guard at a guard post near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju Photo: REUTERS From The Danger Room:
Let’s say you’ve got a country somewhere north of the 38th Parallel. It has a large conscript army; a whole lot of artillery tubes; and a few Hiroshima-style nukes.
Oh, and a population on the brink of starvation.
North Korea’s recent nuclear test — and its threats of all-out war — have diplomats and top officials racking up the frequent-flyer points. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates set off Wednesday on a trip to reassure jittery Asian allies that the United States will stand firm in the crisis; President Barack Obama is supposed to talk the situation over with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; And China may finally take a tougher line with the North Korean regime.
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My Comment: North Korea makes Afghanistan and Iraq look like an oasis of paradise .... no one in the neighborhood of Asia wants to be responsible for North Korea, but everyone is stuck with the problem.
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