Those of you on this thread who are saying that the US should (have) "done something" about North Korea are forgetting one very important factor, the South Koreans. There is absolutely no way that the South Koreans would participate in any attack on the north and without a staging ground it would be a real headache to take out a country as militarized as North Korea while supplying your army completely by sea without a friendly bridgehead.
This is because the North could pretty much level Seoul with the long-range artillery it has on its side of the DMZ and for some strange reason that doesn't go over to well with South Koreans. And also many South Koreans (especially young nationalist types) really dislike US military presence as is, especially since the mess with the soldiers running over two girls last year. If the US started a war with the North you'd probably get enormous numbers of young South Koreans protesting and blocking roads etc. which would make US mobilization in the South somewhat difficult...
This is because the North could pretty much level Seoul with the long-range artillery it has on its side of the DMZ and for some strange reason that doesn't go over to well with South Koreans. And also many South Koreans (especially young nationalist types) really dislike US military presence as is, especially since the mess with the soldiers running over two girls last year. If the US started a war with the North you'd probably get enormous numbers of young South Koreans protesting and blocking roads etc. which would make US mobilization in the South somewhat difficult...
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