North Korea Declares a State of War

paysonwelch writes "North Korea has declared a state of war against South Korea, stating that neither peace nor war has ended. Quoting the news release via Reuters: '1. From this moment, the north-south relations will be put at the state of war and all the issues arousing between the north and the south will be dealt with according to the wartime regulations.' The DPRK goes on to say that this will be a 'blitz' war and that they will regain control of the south, and destroy U.S. bases in the process." Great line from the declaration: "[The U.S.] should clearly know that in the era of Marshal Kim Jong Un, the greatest-ever commander, all things are different from what they used to be in the past." A senior U.S. official called this statement "pot-banging and chest-thumping." The official said, "North Korea is in a mindset of war, but North Korea is not going to war."

Comments

Re:Actually scary

[Attila Dimedici]

If we had anyone else as President, my expectation is that if NK were to actually launch an attack (wherever), the President would retaliate and ask China to subdue NK (unless they wanted us to do it). With Obama, there are three possible explanations for his foreign policy actions. First possible explanation, he is incompetent. Second possible explanation, his foreign policy goals do not include protecting U.S. interests around the world. Third possible explanation, his understanding of U.S. interests around the world are at odds with every traditional understanding of those interests (several of those traditional understandings conflict with each other). As a result, I do not have any idea what he would do if NK launched an attack on SK or U.S..

Re:Didn't they get the memo?

[GODISNOWHERE]

Didn't you get the memo? It wasn't a "war", it was a "police action." On a related note, the mass incarceration of peace loving, non-violent pot smokers isn't a "police action", but a "War on Drugs." God Bless America.