The new old war in Korea

[Occhidiangela]

I find it amusing that when Israeli soldiers kill those that are trying to kill them, the UN is right there to condemn them, while NK sinks a whole ship for no reason and the UN does nothing.

Ban-Ki Moon has condemned the attack, saying he shares the outrage of the international community over the matter. North Korea is already under a more or less permanent barrage of UN sanctions, and any attempt to ratchet them down or up would have to be negotiated between parties with vetos - the US and China.

What exactly were you looking for, that it would satisfy you in this matter?

-Jester

Simply put.

Outrage and a cup of coffee gets you a cup of coffee.

Sufficient provocation for war has been committed by NK, with the deliberate sinking of the ship. SK has the option, and the justification to choose war. But it is an option, not a requirement. What SK gov't does will be what SK government thinks is in the best interests of SK.

The South Koreans can make their protests, go to higher levels of readiness for awhile, then once things cool down, they can go back to staring at each other across the DMZ.

They can do a great deal more than that, short of war. Your imagination needs some work.

Occhi