Chewie, I will agree that there is hypocrisy in the US's willingness to pull out of treaties and then acting aghast when other countries do it. Plus, YOu can bet your underwear that the US is perfectly willing to pull out of the Nuke treaty as well and take up a new arms race.
But, there is no doubt that the DNK is the agressor at this point. It has made threats aplenty regarding what it will do if the US does this or that, and has even threatened to make war if the US continues to make the issues "international." Well, duh, they are international.
DNK leadership is acting like Iraqi leadership 10 years ago - they just don't know what kind of an ass whoppin' can be visited upon them. Check out Saddam these days - no BS posturing and sabre-ratling like in 90-91. He's being wiley on the diplomacy side 'cause he knows he's outmatched.
Il Jong (I'm sure I misspelled) needs the same lesson, that's all.
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