NKorea warns of "brink of war"

[TheViper]

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea – A senior U.S. military commander is touring a South Korean island devastated this week by a North Korean artillery barrage. His trip comes as North Korea warns that planned drills this weekend between the U.S. and South Korea are pushing the peninsula to the brink of war.

Gen. Walter Sharp, the U.S. military commander in South Korea, is visiting Yeonpyeong island, which was targeted earlier this week by a hail of North Korean artillery fire that killed four people.

Sharp was dressed in military fatigues Friday as he walked down island streets observing damage.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101126/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_clash

[Meerkat]

if NK declares war on SK, could that distract the US from israel?

[briann]

if NK declares war on SK, could that distract the US from israel?

Who knows.  It could also be a tripwire for other conflicts. 

[cjd]

People must always keep in mind that China is the puppet master behind North Korea... When America was fighting the Korean war back in the 50's they were by proxy at war with Communist China... I think China has got the idea that old America is not what it use to be and they might be flexing a little mussel to see just what America's reaction might be... One thing for sure if things don't change soon here at home as far as the dollar goes China will become more and more brazen... When people hold your purse strings they tend to also believe they can control your actions.

[syyuge]

The red dragon china also thinks that it controls the economy of America. This makes the N.Korea to feel safer.