stop it, stop it! NorKor
Why is it every time this year there is high profile news about my favorite subject (north Korea) I am otherwise engaged? Sinking of the Cheonan submarine-- too busy to post. World Cup Soccer-- in the hospital. Now with the recent aggression towards S. Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, I am just getting back from my vacation with with in-laws. Should this be a lesson to me? Always be ready and able to blog and East Asia will be at peace?
If only it were that simple.
This situation is beyond bad and it seems to be getting more divided--more cliquey, more take sides-y
1) U.S. & Japan are doing military exercises right now. So is South Korea. North Korea AND China are pissed about this.
2) China still has not condemned NorKor for blasting So. Ko.
See 2 minute video http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/koreas-obamas-move-12242158
3) The Wiki leaks incident. Now NorKor (and the rest of the world) knows that China would consider annexing it. Is that going to make NorKor angry--probably. Will they be less likely to cooperate with China--assuming that China will EVER stick their neck out for greater stability in the area? Probably.
4) TODAY Hillary Clinton is meeting with heads of So.Ko. and Japan about NorKor. Was China and Russia invited? Not so much. Will that piss off China--probably. Also, if China isn't going to do anything should the U.S. be concerned about it? Yeah, probably even though it is pretty aggravating.
argh! I've said it once and I'll say it again: Where does this end!? U.S. So.Ko. & Japan Vs. China (and NorKor)
= loss of life, more military spending, China annexes NorKor (future Taiwan-type situation with So.Ko.??) and a long term standoff between the two superpowers; China and U.S.
How is this not giving everyone an ulcer?
