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Originally Posted by Schneed10

It's way premature to say there will be another war in Korea, let alone to say that we will invade North Korea.

The North has a habit of threatening rhetoric, but it seems to equate to a big bark, but unwillingness to bite. It appears that the North was responsible for sinking that South Korean naval vessel, and of course the South needs to go through preparations to defend itself, but it certainly does not have the appetite to invade the North. The South is only interested in defending itself.

As for the United States, we're sworn to defend South Korea under all circumstances, which makes sense. But that doesn't mean we would ever invade North Korea. Strategically, there were reasons to invade Afghanistan because of the terrorist presence & Taliban, you had to root them out. Once you do that, you get into all kinds of issues when it comes to setting up sustainable government.

That's not our goal with N Korea. They're unstable, but like Cold War Russia, they'll still do what's in their own best interests, and that includes not pissing us off. If push came to shove, our strategy would not include invading N Korea. It would involve trade embargoes, and bombardments from a distance, by sea and by air. We wouldn't put troops on the ground in the same manner, except for the purposes of defending the South.

But it will not come to that. The North is just popping off at the mouth. As time passes here, each side is just watching the other. As long as nobody starts nothin, won't be nothin. And nobody is interested in a drawn out regional conflict. It'll simmer down.

good post