Recently, (Tuesday morning, Korean Peninsula) the two navies of North and South Korea went head-to-head along the disputed western sea border. Why? A South Korean warship shot at a North Korean navy ship that crossed the disputed western sea border to which the North shot back. A South Korean officer (under condition of anonymity) states that there were no casualties but it remains unclear if the North had sustained any at all. However, there was 'considerable' damage to the North Korean ship.
Is it not interesting that these kinds of 'naval chess games' have been going on since the end of their 1950-53 civil war which ended in an armistice with no peace treaty? Why? South Korea realizes that there are some nearly one-million plus North Korean soldiers poised at a moments notice which could come charging across the border and DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). As an ally of the South, American forces have never left and are on constant guard. Due to an armistice treaty, we are obliged to 'aid' and 'assist' our ally (South Korea) should any skirmish ever break out. Northwest by north to the northeast along the North Korean border sits one very long border of another country which concerns the United States; China. We must proceed with absolute caution and our U.S. intelligence community, as well as our Joint Chiefs, Secretary of Defense need to follow, monitor this tense state of affairs very closely. Why? Should the situation between these two implode, it could possibly draw in the entire region into an armed conflict, one of which might have catastrophic repercussions for generations to come. I don't believe the United States would let this happen, let alone allow itself to be drawn into some sort of 'cat and mouse' game perpetuated by the North.
ANALYSIS: "I strongly believe that on part of the military regime (with the blessing by the so-called; 'Dear Leader'), a plan was formulated and put into action by the North as a 'show of force' to see what the South might do. The South responded. The North goes back to its homeland and will widely publicize a campaign of 'provocation' by the South Korean navy. Of course, the media in the North is pure propaganda as propaganda can be. They (the North) will cry wolf once more to try and entice the United States into direct 'one-on-one' talks regarding its' nuclear weapons (if any at all) and program. The last thing the North wants is 'six-party' talks, for them, this is a waste of time. After all, the North wants what the U.S. has; resources, food and restore normal relations. Hence, at the United Nations sanctions would be lifted and being listed as a nation of 'state-sponsored' terrorism would be revoked. My advice; I say we 'wait and see' and do nothing for the moment. Lets' see if the North propagates itself once more in the western sea border or some other contrived act of desperation to get the attention it wants. All in all, the North is saying nothing more than that of a child; "Hey! What about me? Don't I count too?"
WD
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