Going Out With A Bang

By Semperpapa

Breaking News of a South Korean warship suffering an explosion and subsequently sinking is hitting the wire. The vessel was somewhere near the the maritime border between South Korea and North Korea. Preliminary reports claim several casualties.

The suspicion is that the SK ship was struck by a torpedo fired by the North, as the tension between the two countries is increasing again. The incident also occurs just days after the news of the North's leader Kim Jon-Il quickly deteriorating health were reported.

So what is really going on. It will take some time to actually get definite answers, but a possible escalation of tension and danger of restart of hostilities, are a scenario that certainly creates great preoccupation in Americans. Especially considering that faith in Obama's ability to deal with such a potential international crisis is, at best, low.

And definitely Hillary Clinton at State, or people like David Axelrod or Ramh Emanuel in the White House represent more dangerous incompetence that anything else.

But it is the mini-dictator of NK that should be considered as the main threat, because, as I wrote in the past, I believe that Kim is demented enough to have the desire to go out with the biggest bang possible, sort of a firework display in his honor when the well deserved time of death will come for the little puke.

My fear is just that he may provoke a major conflict with the South and with America just to let the world know that he was capable to start a major conflict in Asia.
With the US still having over 25,000 troops in SK, the prospect of Kim wanting to provoke a confrontation with the South is very worrysome for our Military too, considering that the NK dictator may have at his disposan nuclear weapons, even if rudimentary in technological status.

So there is the potential for a major problem in the area. What will Obama do? Will he be willing to protect our troops and our interests in the region?

Just my thoughts!