Though it has been expected to be the case for weeks, now that South Korea has finally gone to the point of officially blaming North Korea for the sinking of the Cheonan warship in March, the US is scrambling to figure out what its response will be.
US officials have publicly backed South Korea’s determination of North Korean responsibility, but analysts say that a military response against the nuclear armed North is unlikely.
But the options are extremely limited. Decades of US enmity has left the already reclusive North Korea a virtual pariah state, and there is precious little the UN Security Council or the Obama Administration could conceivably take away from North Korea in retaliation that hasn’t already been taken away long ago.
Besides, who believes them anymore? Could have been a NK attack. Could have been a false flag op. Could have been something else. Who knows. I ain't believe no 'official story'. I don't see what NK would have to gain by doing it, though.
It shows one thing, eppie, that possessing nuclear weapons is an extremely effective deterrent in warding off military action by the United States. I don't believe the official story, either, and like you, I'm wondering why NK would do this now unless it's to show the world look at us, the big, bad US doesn't even think about bombing us.
So, the United States and/or South Korea sink a South Korean warship killing 47 sailors just so the the United States could look impotent?
What business is it of the US to decide on what the response to this alleged attack. It is surely a matter between South and North Korea. The US is behaving like a mafia boss!
It's "the business..of the US" because of the 1953 Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and Republic of Korea.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kor001.as…
The US can NOT defeat a rag tag GUERILLA army in Afghanistan – it has NO business getting kicked in the butt again in Korea – another war that we actually LOST!
You can believe Sth Korea as much as you can believe Nth Korea as much as you can believe Nth America as much as you can believe the UK ……….etc…….etc..